Microsoft IT outage live: Travellers still stranded as experts warn problem is likely to happen again
The Independent✕ Close Huge airport queues as global IT outage causes chaos at Heathrow Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CrowdStrike said a significant number of the over 8.5 million devices affected from Friday’s botched software update are back online. Over the weekend, Microsoft released a recovery tool to help repair Windows machines hit by the glitch that affected over 8.5 million devices. “Even if we could guarantee it could be fully fixed on Monday GPs would still need time to catch up from lost work over the weekend, and NHSE should make clear to patients that normal service cannot be resumed immediately,” David Wrigley, deputy chair of GPC England at the BMA, said.