Microsoft heads off CrowdStrike 2

Better late than never, Microsoft is implementing a new Windows feature that should prevent a repeat of incidents such as last year’s CrowdStrike calamity. Called Quick Machine Recovery, the new system should allow both IT professionals and Microsoft to recover machines that are trapped in failed boot loops. CrowdStrike caused widespread chaos in July 2024 when a flawed kernel-level update of the company’s Falcon software caused millions of Windows PCs to crash and fail to reboot. Initially, mac...