Not Microsoft. It's CrowdStrike Caused Millions of Blue Screens
On July 19, 2024, a significant number of Windows operating systems worldwide experienced a critical failure, resulting in blue screens or recovery mode. The incident disrupted various industries, grounding flights, halting hotel check-ins, and paralyzing retail operations. Even ATMs were out of service. Microsoft initially estimated that nearly 8.5 million devices globally were affected. Given that the affected systems were all running Windows and that past Windows updates had encountered similar issues, Microsoft was initially the prime suspect. However, investigations revealed that the culprit was a faulty update pushed out by CrowdStrike. ...