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Mauro Huculak

How to fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen error on Windows 11

Windows delete CrowdStrike driver files.

If you have a computer running Windows 11 (or 10) connected to an organization using the Falcon Sensor app from CrowdStrike and it's experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error, you're not the only one. In this guide, I will explain the easy workaround to resolve this issue.

On July 19, 2024, Windows users worldwide experienced perhaps the most historic network outage ever seen. Computers suddenly started to crash with a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error, affecting airlines, banks, emergency systems, and TV news channels. However, this time around, it wasn't Microsoft's fault. Instead, it was a bug in a driver update that the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike pushed out to Windows. 

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