Microsoft outage disrupts Teams and Outlook in 74 countries
Microsoft is experiencing major global outages affecting its cloud services, including Teams, Outlook, and Copilot, which began around 6 PM Finnish time on Thursday. The disruption impacts at least 74 countries across the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa, according to Downdetector. Microsoft attributes the issue to increased load causing connection problems in several regions, stating that some infrastructure is experiencing elevated pressure. Initial attempts to restart servers were unsuccessful, but the company has since reported partial control and is continuing to work on the problem. The affected products are part of the Microsoft 365 cloud software package, and the company has communicated updates via X. The outage has caused widespread disruption for users worldwide, with Microsoft actively addressing the ongoing technical difficulties.