Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown
If you were part of the endless legions of IT workers furiously fixing Windows machines over the weekend thanks to the CrowdStrike bug, I salute your service—and if you were affected by the disruptions to flights, hospital services, banking and more, I commiserate. Most of us, however, remained unaffected, as according to Microsoft only 1% of Windows devices fell victim to the bug.