While some computers are starting to get back online after yesterday’s massive Windows outage took down numerous critical systems across the world, there’s still a lot of troubleshooting to do – and it could be weeks before everything gets back to normal, according to experts.The collapse was caused by a faulty update made to the Falcon software run in the cloud by a cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike. Falcon is critical to the protection of numerous IT platforms, and –

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Restart. Pick 4 to go into Windows Safe Mode.Safe Mode runs Windows in a stripped-down state, so don’t be surprised if your PC is a lot slower than normal. In File Explorer, head to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike, and delete any files matching “C-00000291*.sys”. Restart your computer in the normal way, from the Start menu, and you should be back up and running. You might also likeMicrosoft says its cloud services are back up after major outageToday’s global Windows disaster could be tomorrow’s digital apocalypseWindows ‘blue screen of death’ crisis: what
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