Microsoft Outage, Affecting Air Travel Globally! Expect Cancellations And Delays!

Microsoft outage has caused major disruptions worldwide, affecting air travel, banks, and hospitals. This outage made many computers show blue error screens, which in turn led to grounded flights and long delays at airports globally. Passengers faced extended wait times as they had to be manually checked in.

CrowdStrike, a cyber-security company, has admitted that the problem was caused by an update to their antivirus software, which is meant to protect computers using Microsoft Windows. Microsoft is now working to fix the remaining effects of the outage. As the situation continues, travellers should expect ongoing delays and possible flight cancellations.

What Is The Reason For Microsoft Outage?

A recent update from CrowdStrike, a company known for making anti-virus software caused the issue unexpectedly resulting in widespread computer problems. This issue has mainly affected computers using Microsoft Windows.

CrowdStrike’s CEO, George Kurtz, explained that the problem came from a flaw in their latest software update. While the exact cause hasn’t been fully explained.

“This is not a security incident or cyber-attack”.

“The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed”. He said.

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