Microsoft, CrowdStrike

Microsoft debutes new features to prevent another CrowdStrike outage
Microsoft detailed new cybersecurity features that will both help bricked Windows devices recover faster and alter how companies access the root of the Windows system. Why it matters: The changes will likely help prevent another global outage similar to the CrowdStrike incident in July.
Microsoft Says Its New Initiative Can Prevent Another CrowdStrike-Like Outage
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it finally has the right tools to prevent Windows machines from becoming unresponsive if another CrowdStrike-scale event were to happen. At the Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft launched a new Windows Resiliency Initiative that is aimed to improve Windows security and reliability,
Microsoft prepares itself to tackle another CrowdStrike-like Windows outage
Following a major security incident impacting millions of Windows devices, Microsoft has launched the Windows Resiliency Initiative to bolster the ope
New Windows Recovery Mode Aims to Prevent Repeat of Crowdstrike Outage
Quick Machine Recovery' mode will let IT administrators remotely fix a Windows machine even if it's unable to boot. Microsoft also teases a public preview of a security layer without kernel access.
Ignite 2024: Microsoft Announces Windows Resiliency Initiative
Microsoft's new Windows Resiliency Initiative aims to ensure that Windows remains “the most reliable and resilient open platform” for the company’s customers.
Microsoft’s new Windows Resiliency Initiative aims to avoid another CrowdStrike incident
The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes to Windows that will make it easier for Microsoft’s customers to recover Windows-based machines if there’s ever another CrowdStrike-like incident.
Microsoft beefs up Windows security with new recovery and patching features
Microsoft is introducing a number changes to Windows aimed at making the operating system more robust to hacking attempts.
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Microsoft Exec: Windows Will Enable Security Tools To Run ‘Outside Of Kernel Mode’
Following the massive Windows outage in July caused by a defective CrowdStrike update, Microsoft is working on a way to allow ...
Microsoft is Shutting Down the Beta Channel for Windows 10 Insiders
Microsoft is shutting down the Windows 10 Insider Beta Channel just five months after launching it. All Insiders on this ...
Microsoft shuts down the Windows 10 Beta Channel just five months after reopening it
Insiders on Windows 10 in the Beta Channel will automatically be moved down to the Release Preview Channel in the coming days ...