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The outage lasted nearly 10 hours, causing disruption for thousands of users worldwide. This incident comes two weeks after another major outage, which affected around 8.5 million computers running Microsoft systems. ...

The image of the engineer, identified only by his occupation at Microsoft and his weekend gig as an auto-rickshaw driver, prompted diverse reactions from users. While some expressed empathy for his plight, others marveled at his unconventional approach to seeking solace....

This arrangement creates a distinct and insulated setup for Microsoft's services in China, separate from its global infrastructure. Consequently, China's configurations and operations remained unaffected by the issues that plagued other regions. ...

Passenger crowds swelled at airports on Friday as dozens of flights were cancelled following a global system crash caused by an update to a program operating on Microsoft Windows....

The air travel sector bore a substantial brunt of the outage, resulting in thousands of flight cancellations and extensive delays. Delta Air Lines, among the worst affected, reported over 600 flight cancellations by Saturday morning EDT, with further disruptions anticipated....