# What caused the Microsoft outage? Everything we know.

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/what-caused-the-microsoft-outage-everything-we-know/
- Published: 2024-07-20T09:00:48-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike protects many businesses from attacks. On Friday, an error in an update from CrowdStrike took down Microsoft Windows computers around the world. Image credit: Harun Ozalp / Anadolu via Getty Images. Article by Matt Binder. Mashable – July 19, 2024. Note: Mashable has an oft-updated live blog for the latest Microsoft / CrowdStrike outage developments. Hospitals, airlines, television networks, banks – you name it, it was likely disrupted, delayed, or canceled due to a massive global tech meltdown that took down many companies’ systems on Friday. The worldwide outages began in the very early morning hours in the U.S. and it became very clear right away that the issue was only affecting Windows-based computers and networks. But as it turns out, Microsoft wasn’t to blame. […] Click here to view original web page at mashable.com