Office workers rejoice after Microsoft outage shuts down systems as staff jokes that their working week can end early thanks to 'blue screen of death': 'Happy weekend, thank you Microsoft!
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Office workers joked that the Microsoft outage could end their working week early, amid a wave of internet memes following the global crash.
Industries across the UK have reported severe disruption as a result of the outage, with aviation, railways and GP surgeries having been affected by the technical issue.
The crash, which was thought to be a result of a faulty update for cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike software, also saw Sky News off air earlier this morning.
Users took to X to share memes, including depictions of the so called 'blue screen of death' and quips that the outage was an excuse to bunk off work early for the weekend.
Other memes showed the world on fire - a reference to the huge knock-on effect which has affected businesses across the globe, including the world's largest airport hubs.
LEAVING WORK: A meme showing a man desperate to leap out the door of his workplace, in an apparent quip that the outage is an excuse to bunk off early for the weekend
A man in a flat cap smoking a cigarette walks away from a huge fire engulfing a large home, symbolising the global knock-on effects of the outage
A meme depicts IT employees scratching their heads and screwing their faces amid the crisis
BLUESCREEN: A man covered in blue tan - a reference to the 'blue screen of death' experienced by computers when they crash
Pandas represent people watching their laptops turning blue due to the global outage
A meme shared online shows people surrounding a man being stoned , meant to represent IT employees
In this meme, technicians work on overhead wires with a computer shown on 'blue screen'
The Las Vegas sphere is shown with a message reading: 'Your device has got a problem and needs to restart'
A worker jokes that 'everyone who uses a computer for work should just go home early today'
Another blue screen of death meme shows a computer with the message 'windows didn't load correctly'
