Microsoft outage hits Outlook, Teams, and Copilot for over eight hours worldwide

A global Microsoft outage has disrupted Outlook, Teams, and Copilot for millions of users across dozens of countries for over eight hours, with restoration efforts ongoing but incomplete. The disruption, which peaked with nearly 140,000 outage reports for Outlook, stems from server failures that overloaded Microsoft's infrastructure. Affected regions include the US, Japan, Singapore, Britain, Australia, and Greece, with issues ranging from login failures to restricted calendar access. Microsoft reports "positive results" from recovery efforts but warns of possible temporary disruptions as systems stabilize. No timeline for full restoration has been provided, while social media users have responded with memes about the workplace chaos.