Microsoft Global ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Outage

Blue Screen of Death

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Millions of Users Affected

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Airline Chaos and Ground Stops

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Microsoft’s Statement

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Blue Screen of Death

Millions of Users Affected

Airline Chaos and Ground Stops

Microsoft’s Statement

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