Microsoft says servers are coming back online after global 365 outage

The Guardian reported that Microsoft is working to restore its 365 suite after a worldwide outage that left almost 130,000 users unable to reach Outlook, Teams and other core applications. An alert on the company’s site said it was “aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact” and noted that servers are beginning to return to service.

Down Detector recorded a sharp rise in reports of problems with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive, as well as the AI assistant Copilot. The outage affected both consumer and enterprise users, prompting the tech giant to restart affected servers in an effort to bring services back online.

Microsoft’s response has focused on restarting hardware and monitoring system health while users continue to experience intermittent access issues across the platform.

Why it matters

The disruption impacts millions of workers who rely on Microsoft 365 for daily communication and collaboration, highlighting the vulnerability of cloud‑based productivity tools.

Key details

Location

United Kingdom · Europe

Reported by

The Guardian

First reported

13 Nov 2026, 02:44 IST

Key names

Outlook, Teams, Global Microsoft, Microsoft

Section

Technology

Sources

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• The GuardianGlobal Microsoft outage affecting Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers 13 Nov, 02:44

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