Microsoft outage updates: Windows, Xbox, Crowdstrike down worldwide
Business units worldwide are experiencing blue screen errors and device reboots on PCs and laptops due to a global CrowdStrike service outage.
Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Suncorp, Microsoft 365, Foxtel, and the ABC are all among those impacted, according to Down Detector.
Users of Windows PCs reported their machines involuntarily shutting , with attempts to restart them met with a “blue screen of death” with Windows unable to load.
CrowdStrike pushed out an update to its Falcon software on Friday which is believed to have caused the issue.
“CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon Sensor,” the company wrote in response.
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