The failure of equipment based on the Windows operating system (OS) may have been caused by an agreement between the European Commission and Microsoft, under which security software developers were granted access to the operating system. This was reported by Wall Street Journal (WSJ) with reference to a Microsoft representative.
The publication explained that the open nature of the operating system allows programmers to create powerful software that interacts deeply with the system, and if an error occurs, catastrophic consequences can occur.
At the same time, due to the agreement made with the EC in 2009, Microsoft does not have the ability to protect Windows in the same way that Apple protects its own system. As a result, Apple devices continued to function normally while there was a global Windows outage.
On July 19, there was a global failure of computer equipment running on the Windows operating system. Microsoft outage was called the largest in history. At the same time, the crisis situation almost did not affect most Russian banks, as most of them have already switched to domestic digital solutions. More details Material from socialbites.ca.
Previously Microsoft released a tool for repairing computers after a global failure.
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Source: Gazeta
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