sensor configuration update Archives

Winsage

June 27, 2025

Back in black: Microsoft Blue Screen of Death going dark

Microsoft will retire the Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) in favor of a black screen as part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative (WRI), with the change rolling out later this summer for Windows 11 version 24H2 devices. This update follows a security incident in July 2024 that affected approximately 8.5 million Windows machines. The WRI aims to enhance system resilience by reengineering Windows code and allowing security software to operate outside the Windows kernel, minimizing risks from vendor security code. A private preview of the new Windows endpoint security platform will be available to Microsoft Virus Initiative partners next month.

Winsage

July 22, 2024

Microsoft outage: Why your Windows PC at home didn’t go down – Times of India

The trigger point for the Microsoft outage was a configuration update in CrowdStrike's Falcon sensor, causing system crashes. Personal PCs were not affected because CrowdStrike is an enterprise-only security solution. Microsoft 365 for personal users was also not impacted by the outage.

Winsage

July 20, 2024

CrowdStrike releases the details behind Microsoft Windows outage

A sensor configuration update for Microsoft Windows systems caused a massive IT outage on July 19, possibly the largest in history. The update triggered a logic error, leading to a system crash and the 'blue screen of death'. CrowdStrike, the company responsible for the update, corrected the error and systems are returning to normal. Customers running the Falcon sensor for Windows version 7.11 and above were affected. CrowdStrike stated that the incident was not a cyberattack. Users can visit the CrowdStrike website for more information on fixing the error and coming back online.