{"id":1412,"date":"2024-07-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/2024\/07\/19\/crowdstrike-microsoft-workaround-solution\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T23:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:19:38","slug":"crowdstrike-microsoft-workaround-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/en\/2024\/07\/19\/crowdstrike-microsoft-workaround-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"CrowdStrike \/ Microsoft Workaround &#038; Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-1526020277\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&#8217;s best-known platform is CrowdStrike Falcon, which uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect and defend against threats in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CrowdStrike \/ Microsoft Windows Blue Screen Workaround &#8211; Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Start Windows in safe mode or in the Windows recovery environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the directory C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\CrowdStrike.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for the file with the name &#8220;C-00000291*.sys&#8221; and delete it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start the host normally.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is now a repair tool from Microsoft itself: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/intune-customer-success\/new-recovery-tool-to-help-with-crowdstrike-issue-impacting\/ba-p\/4196959\">New recovery tool helps with the CrowdStrike problem on Windows endpoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carry out at your own risk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"netgu-279323954\" class=\"netgu-after-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4559785002\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A faulty CrowdStrike update triggered Windows blue screens worldwide. 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