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


The fix won’t be easy for everyone.

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. This workaround requires, in most cases, physical access to a machine and in some environments could be complicated by disk encryption like BitLocker, or even a lack of admin rights to be able to delete the faulty driver. Businesses running virtual desktops may be able to recover quicker than others, by simply restoring affected hosts back to a point before CrowdStrike’s faulty update wreaked havoc.

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