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Since this morning, millions of PCs with Windows can no longer be started, they show a blue screen. An update to the CrowdStrike security software is to blame.

CrowdStrike is a US-based cyber security company founded in 2011. It offers cloud-based security solutions that specialize in cyber threat protection, endpoint security, threat intelligence and cyber attack detection. The company’s best-known platform is CrowdStrike Falcon, which uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect and defend against threats in real time.

CrowdStrike / Microsoft Windows Bluesceen Workaround – Solution

  1. Start Windows in safe mode or in the Windows recovery environment.
  2. Navigate to the directory C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike.
  3. Search for the file with the name “C-00000291*.sys” and delete it.
  4. Start the host normally.

There is now a repair tool from Microsoft itself: New recovery tool helps with CrowdStrike problem with Windows endpoints

Carry out at your own risk.

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