Microsoft outage continues as planned fixes are not working as expected, company says
- On Thursday, November 12, 2026, Microsoft experienced a widespread global outage of Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Teams, and Copilot, affecting users across 74 countries.
- Microsoft engineers identified that several servers became unexpectedly unavailable, causing elevated load on remaining infrastructure. The company confirmed no malicious activity caused the disruption.
- Monitoring website Downdetector logged nearly 130,000 user reports of access problems on Thursday. Airlines, governments, and financial institutions worldwide reported disruptions, with some forced to postpone operations.
- Charles Lamanna, Microsoft executive vice-president, acknowledged the disruption, stating engineers were pursuing "all pathways to reduce impact." The company reported positive stability results as recovery progressed across regions.
- Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke compared the outage to the 2024 CrowdStrike incident, warning that single-provider dependency creates systemic vulnerabilities. Analysts caution such failures could "dramatically reduce business productivity globally.
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A major global outage affecting Microsoft services, including Outlook and Teams, is continuing, with thousands of users experiencing difficulties accessing their emails and other applications. Pic: Tada Images/Shutterstock
A major global outage affecting Microsoft services, including Outlook and Teams, is continuing, with thousands of users experiencing difficulties accessing their emails and other applications. The disruption began on Thursday and has affected Microsoft’s wider 365 platform, including its email, workplace messaging and cloud-based services. At its peak, outage monitoring website Downdetector recorded almost 130,000 reports of problems accessing O…
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