Microsoft has finally found a solution to avoid Crowdstrike incidents in the future. During its Inspire event, the publisher announced a new Windows anti-crash protection called Quick Machine Recovery (Windows QMR).
This summer, a faulty update to Crowdstrike’s XDR Falcon client created a veritable tsunami in the digital world, rendering more than 8.5 million PCs inoperable, paralyzing entire industries and pointing out the Achilles heel of Windows: blue screens appearing at boot and preventing any system restart.
Microsoft had stated that it never wanted to see such an incident happen again, which had as much impact on its own image as that of Crowdstrike (the real person responsible for this digital fiasco). The Redmond firm revealed this summer that it was working on new best practices and new technical solutions.
Microsoft confirmed this week the arrival in 2025 of a new system protection at the heart of Windows 11: Quick Machine Recovery (Windows QMR). Windows Insiders will be able to test it from the beginning of next year. QMR aims to improve the resiliency and security of Windows. The feature allows IT administrators to remotely repair machines that no longer boot properly, applying patches through the Windows Update service and WRE, even if the system is down or won’t boot.
Typically, QMR allows Microsoft to quickly disseminate to administrators and the entire Windows fleet a mechanism to prevent Windows from running in a loop due to a startup failure. QMR must make it possible to deploy a solution remotely (and without physical access to the machines) on all broken PCs in order to allow them to restart normally and therefore limit downtime and restart efforts.
At the same time, Microsoft has confirmed that it is continuing to develop a framework intended for antivirus publishers to allow them to implement their most advanced security without plugging directly into the Kernel in order to avoid any BSOD crashes. It should be unveiled next summer.
Also read:
Microsoft wants to find a solution to incidents like Crowdstrike
Crowdstrike’s public apology to the US Congress
We know why Crowdstrike brought the world to ruin
A faulty Crowdstrike update creates panic and confusion. Microsoft has nothing to do with it.
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