The most talked about name of the past week CrowdStrikeis not behind the newly emerging Windows blue screen problem.
Making an official statement today, Microsoft has fixed a bug that will appear on some Windows 11 computers when they first start up after installing the July 2024 Windows security update. it said it will show the blue BitLocker recovery screen above. It was said that this blue screen issue is not common and that those affected will need to enter a recovery key for a proper installation. The software giant, which stated that they will fix the problem, was shaken by the CrowdStrike incident before this. So what happened in the CrowdStrike incident? Last week, thousands of companies in Turkey and many other countries were unable to operate because of a serious problem with Windows operating system PCs. Many computers blue screen (Blue Screen of Death / BSOD) gave, Some computers went into a reboot loop. In fact, behind the situation CrowdStrike There was an update made to the security software that broke Windows. Microsoft made a statement regarding the process, CrowdStrike said the incident affected 8.5 million Windows devices. This could have been much bigger, because the problem affected less than one percent of all computers running Windows.
CrowdStrike, which recently made a statement on this issue, blamed the faulty test software for what happened. Reportedly due to a bug in the test software Content update sent to millions of machines not properly validatedDue to an error in the content verification system. one of the two updates passed verification despite containing problematic data The company said it has taken great security measures to prevent this from happening again.
Before this, a Microsoft development had made a splash. As we learned recently, the software giant had signed a European Union agreement in 2009. must give full kernel access to third-party developers. It is said that the CrowdStrike incident was able to create such a big problem through full kernel access to Windows, It is reminded that Apple does not give full kernel access to third-party developers.
“How does such a situation happen?” Microsoft defended itself against criticisms and questions regarding the EU agreement, The 15-year agreement ties his hands and that this could leave Windows-based enterprise systems vulnerable to similar disasters. says.