Global IT outage impacted Microsoft machines – Microsoft users in Pakistan also affected

Islamabad (July 19, 2024) – A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike caused a significant global IT outage, impacting thousands of Windows machines worldwide. This outage also affected consumers of Microsoft in Pakistan. The fault forced affected PCs and servers into a recovery boot loop, preventing proper startup. Some internet services are also affected because of this.

Lately, the fault was identified, isolated and a fix is provided by Crowdstrike, as per Crowdstrike’s website. Clients are now suggested to update the software from their support portal to restore services.