Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, and Copilot for global users

Microsoft experienced a widespread outage on Thursday, disrupting Outlook email, Teams, Copilot, and other services for tens of thousands of users globally. Reports of Outlook problems peaked at about 130,000 on Downdetector around 1pm Eastern Time, with users unable to send or receive emails or open inboxes. Microsoft said servers unexpectedly went offline and failed automatic health checks, adding that issues could affect users in any region. Microsoft said it was testing a configuration change to redistribute traffic and restarting affected services, but did not specify when full restoration would occur. Reports had fallen to about 77,000 by 3pm.