A recent update from CrowdStrike caused blue screen errors (BSOD) worldwide. Your personal computers may not be affected, but you may have noticed slow services on your favorite websites. Fortunately, a recovery tool for CrowdStrike problem released by Microsoft will help fix these problems.
Microsoft’s CrowdStrike recovery tool solves BSOD problems around the world
As a business-focused security program, CrowdStrike is designed to protect organizations from data breaches. However, a recent update caused blue screen errors (BSOD) on many computers worldwide.
Microsoft released a recovery tool to fix this problem. While CrowdStrike has its own update available, some companies have yet to receive it and must manually resolve issues. This new tool from Microsoft returns affected computers to normal by automating the manual method.
How to use the tool?
Microsoft stated some prerequisites for using the recovery tool. First, a Windows 64-bit client with at least 8GB of free space is needed. This client will be used to create the bootable USB drive.
You also need to have administrative privileges on the Windows client. It is important that the USB drive used for the recovery tool has a capacity of at least 1GB and that all existing data will be deleted. For BitLocker-enabled devices, the BitLocker recovery key must also be available.
CrowdStrike crisis crashes 8.5 million Windows devices. Microsoft said the problem was caused by CrowdStrike.
If you want to try the recovery tool, you can find full instructions on the Tech Community website. Once you’ve made the necessary preparations, you can automatically download the tool by clicking the link at the top of Microsoft’s support page. If you work for a company that uses CrowdStrike but is not affected by the BSOD error, you should be careful; They may still be using older versions of Windows.
