Microsoft System Problem Leads to Suspension of Paris Olympic Document Activation Service

TapTechNews July 20th news, according to Xinhua News Agency, affected by the problem of Microsoft system, the Paris Organizing Committee released a notice to the media in the form of an email on the 19th local time, announcing that the activation service of Paris Olympic documents was suspended.

The email said that the problem of Microsoft system had affected the activation process of Olympic documents, so the activation service was suspended. The technical department of the Paris Olympics is working hard to reduce the impact, and an emergency plan has been launched currently to ensure the normal operation of the system.

Later that day, an activation office of documents at the main press center of the Paris Olympics had restarted the relevant service. The staff said that the activation service of documents was completely suspended in the morning of that day, and then resumed operation after repair. In addition, the main press center of the Paris Olympics was locked for a time. Volunteers said that the press center had a security check that day, which was originally scheduled to end at 2 p.m., but the media center should not open that day, and could not give a definite answer on whether this matter was affected by the problem of Microsoft system.

According to TapTechNews' earlier report today, on July 19 local time, the problem of Microsoft system has caused more than 2000 flights in the United States to be grounded and more than 5300 flights to be delayed. Microsoft's large-scale blue screen of death failure yesterday affected all walks of life around the world - including airlines, banks, hotels and even broadcasters.

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