Microsoft Windows Outage Live Updates: Users Worldwide Report Disruptions; Broadcasters, Banks And Airlines Hit – News18

Millions Of Microsoft Windows Users See Blue Screen Of Death

PCs into the Blue Screen of Death of BSOD mode. The issue has been faced globally with users in countries like the US, Europe and even India highlighting the problem with their Windows PCs as the systems have gone kaput in the middle of their work day.

Many Windows users have complained on forums like Reddit about their PC randomly restarting and switching the Blue screen error mode which makes the PCs unusable.

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Microsoft Windows Outage Live: IT Issues Hit UK Transport Operators

The UK’s largest rail franchise is facing “widespread IT issues”, its four train lines said Friday, warning of possible cancellations, as companies reported outages globally.

“We are currently experiencing widespread IT issues across our entire network”, the four lines operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) posted on X.

“We are unable to access driver diagrams at certain locations, leading to potential short-notice cancellations,” it said, adding that customer information platforms were also affected.

The four rail networks — Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink, and Great Northern — serve areas across London, east England, south England, and Britain’s second-busiest international airport London Gatwick Airport.

Australia and New Zealand Cyber Outage Hits Government, Media And Telcos

-A cyber outage related to an issue at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft hit media, retailers, banks, airlines and telecoms companies across Australia and New Zealand on Friday.

Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank said some customers had been unable to transfer money due to the service outage. National airline Qantas and Sydney airport said planes were delayed but still flying.

Victorian state police said some internal systems had been hit by the outage but emergency services were operating normally. The output of a number of media companies was also disrupted.

Microsoft Users Worldwide Report Widespread Outages

Microsoft users worldwide, including banks and airlines, reported widespread outages on Friday, hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services.

The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was unclear.