Last Friday, CrowdStrike received an update that affected millions of users Windows 11. This caused total chaos, as 8.5 million devices with this operating system presented the infamous blue screen, which completely or temporarily stopped operations in banks, airports and many other places. now, A solution is slowly beginning to reach all those affected.
Recently, Microsoft shared a new recovery tool aimed at solving problems caused by CrowdStrike. It requires a 64-bit Windows system with at least 8 GB of free space, from which you can run the tool to create a bootable USB drive, as well as a USB drive with a minimum of 1 GB and a maximum of 32 GB. It is important to note that all existing data on this USB will be automatically deleted and formatted in FAT32..
After that, you need to download a file from it place, and select the option to create an ISO or USB drive and specify the drive Following this, insert the USB into the affected device, restart the PC and During this process press F12 to run BIOS. Here, you have to follow the steps as instructed, and that’s it.
Once this process is done, your Windows 11 PC should be back to normal. If you don’t have USB, Microsoft has shared other methods to deal with errors caused by CrowdStrike and you can check them out. here. Similarly, It is recommended to follow the instructions only and download the programs from the official sites, as multiple malwares have adopted the identity of the CrowdStrike solution. On a related note, you can learn more about this case here.
Author’s Note:
This is one of the problems that Windows 11 users face, and considering that it is one of the most used operating systems in the world, what happened last Friday is something that should not be repeated in the future.
Through: Microsoft
