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Microsoft Apologizes to Users for Widespread Outage Disrupting Xbox, Outlook, and Minecraft


This latest outage comes just 11 days after a glitched update from CrowdStrike took down millions of Windows 11 PCs worldwide.

The worldwide blue screen of death deluge was due to an error in a software update deployed by IT security giant CrowdStrike. The outage impacted airlines and airports worldwide, grounding planes and causing travel chaos for days after. Crowdstrike was unique because it was just one update that caused mass failure across various industries, including those that really shouldn’t fail, such as healthcare and emergency services.

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