Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps
Summary
A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms on Thursday, disrupting Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services for users in the U.S., Asia and elsewhere. The company said parts of its infrastructure were under elevated load and that failed servers were causing connectivity problems.
Key Points
- A widespread outage disrupted Outlook and other Microsoft platforms, with nearly 130,000 users reporting problems on Downdetector at one point.
- Microsoft said parts of its infrastructure were experiencing elevated load and that some servers failed automated health checks.
- The outage affected Teams, Copilot and Microsoft 365 services, and also hit some companies and government operations.
- Japan's deputy chief cabinet secretary said the disruption affected the government's IT infrastructure and was being closely monitored.
