What is the Blue Screen of Death? How to fix it?

Microsoft users around the world reported massive service outages on Friday.

The outage caused disruptions to air traffic, banks, media, government agencies and businesses around the world.

A new update from cybersecurity software company Crowdstrike is said to be the cause of the outage, which affected Windows-based desktops and laptops.

The bug causes users to see “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD) error messages. Several users posted images on social media showing their screens getting stuck on the recovery page and displaying the following message: “It looks like Windows didn’t load properly. If you want to restart and try again, select Restart PC below.”

Microsoft said in a statement that it was taking “mitigation measures” following the service issues. “Our services continue to be continually improved while we continue to take mitigation measures,” the company said in a post on X.

“We will continue to treat this event with the highest priority and urgency as we continue to address the ongoing impact to Microsoft 365 apps, which are in a compromised state,” the company added.