The Latest: Microsoft Says Recovery Efforts Are Making Progress on Worldwide Outage – WTOP News
The outage forced health services to switch to paper records and alternative systems, while Microsoft said millions may have limited access to Outlook and Teams.
- On Thursday, November 12, 2026, a major global Microsoft outage disrupted services for millions, including Scottish schools, councils, and health boards. The technical failure locked users out of Outlook and Teams, persisting into Friday.
- Microsoft Executive Vice President Charles Lamanna confirmed the outage resulted from 'failed health checks' within a server-processing component. Early recovery attempts did not provide anticipated relief, though the company ruled out malicious cyber activity.
- Downdetector recorded reports from 74 countries as businesses and governments worldwide faced disruptions. The UK Government activated 'robust contingency plans' to maintain services, while pharmacies reported delays in patient communications and prescription processing.
- Microsoft reported 'early signs of stabilisation' on Friday, though service capacity remained variable as traffic was reintroduced. The company extended email timeout windows to 48 hours to protect delayed messages during recovery.
- Stephen McQuiston of the University of St. Andrews computer science school emphasized that 'e-mail remains quite important' to modern work and business communication. The outage underscores why organisations need redundant communication methods for critical information.
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The problem and a solution have been found, according to Microsoft, but further errors could lead to a new collapse. Meanwhile, the UK Health Authority has already activated an emergency program: Paper.
Microsoft suffers at the Nasdaq in boot of session: the titles of the Redmond giant yield 1.48%, to 515.27 dollars, due to global disservices to Outlook, Teams and other platforms, hitting users, companies and government systems in different countries. (ANSA)
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Microsoft was among the decliners on New York stock exchanges on Friday. The software and tech giant struggled with a major outage affecting its services, including email service Outlook, meeting service Teams, and AI assistant Copilot, which brought communication to a standstill at many companies and governments worldwide. The company stated, however, that it was making progress in restoring services related to the Microsoft 365 software packag…
Microsoft says recovery efforts are making progress on worldwide outage
Microsoft said Friday that it was seeing “continued recovery progress,” including “broader improvements” in North America and “sustained improvements across much of Europe,” as well as “encouraging recovery signals in Asia Pacific.”
The Latest: Microsoft says recovery efforts are making progress on worldwide outage – WTOP News
Microsoft is fixing a massive global outage for its popular workplace software that dragged on into a second day, disrupting everything from emails to police emergency calls and AI tools. A wide range of Microsoft 365 services including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot were affected. Microsoft first flagged the problem on Thursday. It indicated...
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