Microsoft outage enters second day, disrupting US cities and global services

A global Microsoft outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and other services has entered its second day, disrupting email and communication for millions of users, government agencies, schools, and businesses across the US and in 74 countries. Microsoft says it is making progress toward recovery, having paused deployments and restarted affected servers, but service health remains variable. The outage has impacted city governments in Detroit, Miami, Austin, and Baltimore, with some police departments reporting delayed bail payments and the UK's National Health Service facing prescription delays. Microsoft has extended the email timeout window to 48 hours to protect delayed mail. The company stated there is no indication the outage resulted from malicious or cyber activity, and officials in affected areas have assured residents that emergency services remain operational.