Microsoft has released a tool that helps IT professionals quickly restore Windows computers that fail after a CrowdStrike update. This problem affected 8.5 million devices worldwide and disrupted the work of banks, airlines, television companies, supermarkets, and other organizations.
The tool creates a bootable USB drive with Windows PE environment. It automatically accesses the system disk and removes the problematic CrowdStrike file, allowing the operating system to start correctly. If the drive is encrypted with BitLocker, the tool requests a recovery key before removing the problematic file.
This tool may speed up recovery, as IT professionals no longer need to restart the computer multiple times or switch to Safe Mode to manually delete the problematic file.