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Microsoft Windows faced a disruption on Friday due to a CrowdStrike update. In a recent move to curb the damage, the tech giant has unveiled a recovery tool to let IT admins expedite the repair of Windows devices impacted by the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor issue. The USB tool prepares a bootable drive that can be used to repair a host easily.

According to Microsoft's Intune Support Team, the host PC should have a minimum of 8GB of space and administrative controls to run the tool. Plus, a USB drive with a minimum of 1GB space is a prerequisite and a BitLocker recovery key of the impacted system may be required in select cases. Here are the steps you can utilise to repair an affected machine.

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Microsoft Windows CrowdStrike Issue: USB Recovery Tool

Step 1: Download the signed Microsoft Recovery Tool from the link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2280386

Step 2: Extract the PowerShell script from the file

Step 3: Now run 'MsftRecoveryToolForCS.ps1' via an elevated PowerShell prompt

Step 4: Download and installation of ADK will begin, which may take some time

Step 5: Users will be prompted to select a driver directory for image import

Note: Microsoft recommends "you select 'N' to skip this step. Some devices may need specific keyboard and/or mass storage drivers". However, 'N' will be sufficient in most cases.

Step 6: Now plug the USB drive and enter the drive letter

Step 7: After tool creation is successful, unplug the USB from the system

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Microsoft Windows CrowdStrike Issue: How To Fix?

Step 1: Insert the USB drive on the affected system

Step 2: Restart the Windows device and enter the BIOS of the PC

Step 3: Boot from the selected USB drive and continue

Step 4: The tool will run automatically (if BitLocker is enabled, the user may have to enter the recovery key)

Step 5: After the remediation scripts successfully run on the device, reboot the system normally

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For context, the script lets the user skip the requirement to boot into Safe Mode and the process to delete the affected CrowdStrike file manually.

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