Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 for thousands

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with over 120,000 users reporting access problems by 1:30 p.m. ET, disrupting email services. Users on Downdetector reported issues sending and receiving emails, with delays, while thousands also flagged problems with Teams, Copilot, and Microsoft 365. Microsoft said it was investigating, citing elevated load on infrastructure in the Americas and began redistributing traffic. Microsoft earlier said it had restored Teams issues in North America, though some connectivity problems persisted. The company did not provide further details on the outage's cause or resolution timeline.