windows crowdstrike issue workaround

Looks like it is not going to be an automatic update like we all would wanted. 

Due to an issue with crowdstrike that kept host rebooting and stalling, there is a workaround

https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/statement-on-falcon-content-update-for-windows-hosts/

In short, we have to 

1. boot into safe mode

2. navigate to %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\Crowdstrike directory

3. Remove all matching file C-00000291*.sys

4. Reboot 




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