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Here’s how IT admins are fixing the Windows Blue Screen of Death chaos

Global IT Outage Affects Airlines, Banks And Retailers
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IT admins around the world are scrambling to fix a major issue with Windows computers today, after a faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike knocked thousands of PCs and servers offline with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error. While CrowdStrike has fixed the update that originally caused the problems, many systems are still offline, with banks, airlines, supermarkets, and TV broadcasters struggling to cope without their machines.

The fix, for many, won’t be easy. IT admins are still trying to use an initial workaround provided by CrowdStrike, which involves booting Windows systems into Safe Mode and deleting a system file:

  1. Boot Windows into Safe Mode or the Windows Recovery Environment
  2. Navigate to the...

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