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Another Blue Screen Day? Microsoft's Windows 11 Reboot Might Cause Temporary Glitches. Here's How To Fix Them
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 5:11am | 590Ahead of the latest Windows 11 update, users are reporting significant issues that could disrupt their workflow. Here’s what you need to know about the problem and how to address it. What Happened: According to Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) update released on Sep. 26, the latest...
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Southwest Airlines Saved By Procrastination: How 32-Year-Old Software Protected Company From Microsoft Outage, CrowdStrike Issues
Monday, July 22, 2024 - 2:08pm | 625The airline sector was one of the hardest hit by the Microsoft Outage and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) issue on Friday. While the issues have subsided in recent days, one airline may demonstrate its resilience and ability to avoid the outages that impacted its competitors. What Happened: An update by...
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Microsoft Blames European Commission Agreement As Reason It Can't Secure Windows Like Apple Secures MacOS After CrowdStrike Outage
Monday, July 22, 2024 - 4:42am | 762Amid criticism that the CrowdStrike issue wouldn't have happened with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) macOS, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has clarified that a prior agreement with the European Commission it is legally unable to adopt the same security measures as Cupertino. What Happened: Following the...
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CrowdStrike Issues Statement Following Massive Outage That Stemmed From Content Update For Windows Hosts: 'This Was Not A Cyberattack'
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 11:55am | 567CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) experienced a significant decline in its stock price following an incident involving a company update that affected products from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). This resulted in widespread outages across various key sectors globally. In a statement on...
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Microsoft-CrowdStrike Issue Caused 'Largest IT Outage In History,' Showing How Much We Depend On A Handful Of Companies
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 2:13am | 758The global IT outage, which has been attributed to a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD), has been described as the “largest IT outage in history," impacting computer systems running on Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows operating system and...
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Microsoft Outage: What States, Services, Companies Saw The 'Blue Screen Of Death'
Friday, July 19, 2024 - 11:04am | 988A major outage of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows PC and Azure cloud services and CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) cybersecurity services is impacting states, countries and services in the U.S. and around the world. Here is a look at the states, countries and sectors impacted by what users...
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How To Fix CrowdStrike Issue Causing Blue Screen Of Death On Your Windows PC
Friday, July 19, 2024 - 6:25am | 653A widespread CrowdStrike issue is resulting in Windows computers crashing worldwide, affecting everyone from airports and airlines to media services, banks, and many other businesses. While Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) are yet to issue an official update...
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Windows 8.1 Problems Surface (MSFT)
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 10:10am | 561For starters, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had to pull the Windows 8.1 RT update due to a “situation affecting a limited number of users.” The “situation,” aka, the Blue Screen of Death, was only part of the problem for Windows 8.1. As for the PC version, issues have included booting to a blank...