How to fix CrowdStrike Windows BSOD

CrowdStrike just pushed a channel file that Is killing Windows systems. Here is how to get them back up and running:

  1. Boot Windows into Safe Mode or into the Windows Recovery Environment
  2. Delete the file matching “C-00000291*.sys” in the “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike” directory. You can do so manually with the following command:
    cd \Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike & del C-00000291*.sys
  3. Restart the host and boot it normally

This will prevent the broken driver from loading.

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