Microsoft Outlook and Teams outages persist for second day

Microsoft's Outlook email and Teams communication platform remain disrupted on Friday, November 13, with outages persisting since Thursday afternoon and over 8,000 user error reports logged on Downdetector. The company is investigating a connectivity failure potentially affecting Microsoft 365 services globally, citing elevated infrastructure load across regions as a likely cause. Microsoft reports gradual traffic restoration and improvements in mailbox access, though intermittent issues may continue. No malicious activity is suspected, according to Microsoft executive Charles Lamanna. Users report problems with website access, message delivery, and login, with related issues also affecting OneDrive and Copilot.