Microsoft releases USB boot tool to fix CrowdStrike disaster2024-07-23 17:19 by DanielaTags: Microsoft, USB, CrowdStrike
Microsoft has introduced a specialized recovery tool designed for users impacted by the recent global outage caused by malware, which has affected an estimated 8.5 million devices worldwide. The tool, built on the WinPE platform, is capable of identifying and removing the malware effectively. While CrowdStrike has issued an update to fix its software that led to millions of Blue Screen of Death errors, not all machines are able to automatically receive that fix. Some IT admins have reported rebooting PCs multiple times will get the necessary update, but for others, the only route is having to manually boot into Safe Mode and deleting the problematic CrowdStrike update file. Microsoft's recovery tool now makes this recovery process less manual, by booting into its Windows PE environment via USB, accessing the disk of the affected machine, and automatically deleting the problematic CrowdStrike file to allow the machine to boot properly. This avoids having to boot into Safe Mode or a requirement of admin rights on the machine because the tool is simply accessing the disk without booting into the local copy of Windows. If a disk is protected by BitLocker encryption, the tool will prompt for the BitLocker recovery key and then continue to fix the CrowdStrike update. The CrowdStrike outage didn't just delay flights and make it harder to order coffee. It also affected doctor's offices and hospitals, 911 emergency services, hotel check-in and key card systems, and work-issued computers that were online and grabbing updates when the flawed update was sent out. In addition to providing fixes for client PCs and virtual machines hosted in its Azure cloud, Microsoft says it has been working with Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, and "other cloud providers and stakeholders" to provide fixes to Windows VMs running in its competitors' clouds. Read more -here-
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