Within two weeks of the fracture CrowdStrike update catches you off guard Millions of Windows 11 PCs around the world are facing a new wave of outages, this time in Windows Services. The ongoing issues have affected cloud-based services across Microsoft-owned products, including 365 services like Outlook mail, Xbox Live, and Minecraft.
Down Detector show Reports of outages from Minecraft players peaked around 9:30 a.m. The incident occurred at 10am EST but continued into the daytime. Similar reports Xbox Live Shows are experiencing some service interruptionsMeanwhile, reports of outages from Microsoft 365 users appear to have decreased since this morning. Microsoft said in a Twitter post around noon ET: There were several Ongoing issues It will be linked to the company’s cloud service.
Microsoft Confirmed Microsoft experienced issues with the tech giant’s Azure cloud service beginning at about 7:45 a.m. ET. On its Azure status page, Microsoft said the current outage was due to an “unexpected surge in usage,” which led to delays and outages. Service had been improving since about 10 a.m. ET, but… Twitter Post Just before noon ET, Microsoft said it had “no timetable” for when everything would be fixed.
In response to questions about the outage from Gizmodo, a Microsoft spokesperson said:We are investigating reports of issues connecting to our services and will provide more information on the Azure status page as it becomes available.
In just 11 days CrowdStrike’s massive outage Killed it An estimated 8.5 million PCs World wide. David Weston, Microsoft’s vice president of operating system security, said Saturday that the figure is an undercount because many more PCs probably didn’t report crashes to Microsoft. The mass outbreak of blue screens around the world was caused by an error in a software update rolled out by IT security giant CrowdStrike.
Meanwhile, CrowdStrike Condemned Patch testing software issues After a massive Windows 11 outage affected airlines and airports around the world, grounding planes and disrupting travel for days afterward, the company tried to appease affected customers with incomplete gift cards. On Monday, CNBC reported: Delta Air Lines may sue CrowdStrike, seeking between $350 million and $500 million in damages.
Last week, John Cable, Microsoft’s vice president of Windows Services and Delivery, wrote in a blog post that all large organizations on the Microsoft platform need “mission-critical resiliency.” He also called for a change in Windows resiliency strategy to prevent further outages on the world’s most used OS. Part of that includes exploring “ways to move from on-premise solutions to cloud-managed solutions.”
The bigger problem is that so many machines now depend on the same services, so when an issue occurs, it causes widespread outages that affect millions of people at once. What was unique about Crowdstrike was that a single update caused massive outages across a range of industries, including industries that should never have had outages, like healthcare and emergency services. When technology companies become monopolies, these outages can be increasingly influential of our interconnected world.
