Outlook outage continues as Microsoft flags 'encouraging recovery progress'
· Technology · CNBC, CBS News, Bloomberg
A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted services including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot for millions of users globally on Thursday and Friday. The connectivity problems began shortly before 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, impacting external services that connect with Microsoft products such as Outlook Calendar. Microsoft stated that it has not detected any malicious activity, initially blaming the disruption on a traffic surge and component issues affecting server health. Engineering teams took affected systems offline for fixes and extended the delivery timeout window for delayed emails to 48 hours. By Friday, Microsoft reported encouraging recovery progress with broader improvements in North America, sustained improvements in Europe, and recovery signals in the Asia-Pacific region.
Why it matters
Millions of global corporate and individual users experienced prolonged email and communication blackouts, disrupting daily operations across multiple regions.
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