Microsoft extends 48-hour email delivery stabilization after global outage

Microsoft's global outage of Microsoft 365 services continues Friday, disrupting email, Teams, and other tools worldwide, with the company extending a 48-hour email delivery stabilization period to protect delayed messages while recovery efforts proceed. The outage, which began Thursday due to "elevated load" on infrastructure, has forced Bogotá's judicial council to suspend court terms, prompted England's NHS to activate contingency plans using paper records, and disrupted businesses, governments, and courts across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Microsoft reports recovery progress in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, but some users still face intermittent access issues. Microsoft has ruled out malicious activity as the cause, and no estimated time for full resolution has been provided. Organizations are advised to activate contingency plans and use alternative communication tools while the cloud platform stabilizes.