Microsoft confirms Outlook outage affecting users worldwide

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Microsoft confirmed an outage affecting Outlook users worldwide on Thursday afternoon, with over 130,000 reports of access issues by 1:15 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector. The company stated on X that it is investigating problems accessing Exchange Online mailboxes through multiple connection methods, noting the issue may impact Microsoft 365 service connectivity for users in any region. Additional reports indicate less widespread problems with Microsoft Copilot, Teams, OneDrive, and Store, though the company has not yet provided a resolution timeline.


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