Microsoft Outage: On Friday, due to a technical fault in Microsoft's server, the entire world's work came to a standstill. Due to the server being down, not only IT companies but also airline services, computer systems, stock exchanges, media houses have been affected. Meanwhile, a statement from the company's CEO Satya Nadella came out in which he explained why users had to face this problem.

Nadella said on Friday that an update released by US cybersecurity group CrowdStrike has affected IT systems globally. Nadella wrote on X that we are aware of the issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike to help users get their systems back online safely.

Yesterday, CrowdStrike released an update that began impacting IT systems globally. We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online.— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) July 19, 2024

The glitch, which occurred on Friday, disrupted operations at airlines, banks, TV channels and other businesses. Its root cause was identified as a faulty update on CrowdStrike's Windows system.

Why did this problem arise?

The incident was caused by a faulty update to CrowdStrike's Falcon sensor. It is an IT solution designed to protect Windows systems. CrowdStrike says that Falcon is designed to protect files saved in the cloud. According to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, the problem has been identified and isolated. Kurtz has given information about this by writing on X.