12 hours ago
Microsoft outage live: Microsoft scrambling for new ways to fix global outage after initial attempts fail to restore Outlook services

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. WalesOnline, The Guardian UK, Deutsche Welle All News, and BBC Business are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 20:25 UTC. 13 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Microsoft outage live: Microsoft scrambling for new ways to fix global outage after initial attempts fail to restore Outlook services”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Microsoft says some servers are returning to service and a recovery process is under way to end global outage Microsoft begins restoring services amid global outage affecting Outlook and Teams There are plenty of essential services that remain unaffected by the outage, which is largely impacting email systems.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC Business
Microsoft users report outages amid tech giant 'connectivity issues'
- New development reported by BBC Business
Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft ‘restarting’ as outage impacts global users, with Outlook and Teams affected
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Global Microsoft outage affecting Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers
- New development reported by Deutsche Welle All News
Microsoft reports mass outages in US, impacting customer accessibility
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft begins restoring services amid global outage affecting Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Global Microsoft outage affects Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft begins restoring services as global outage affects Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Microsoft works to restore Outlook and Teams after global outage
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft struggles to fix huge outage affecting Outlook and Teams
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
- Picked up by WalesOnline
Microsoft global outage live after attempts fail to restore Outlook and Copilot services
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- WalesOnlineMicrosoft global outage live after attempts fail to restore Outlook and Copilot services
- The GuardianMicrosoft outage live: Microsoft’s global outage will cost Australia billions, expert says; US tech giants and Indian airlines also affected
- Deutsche Welle All NewsMicrosoft reports mass outages in US, impacting customer accessibility
- BBCMicrosoft users report outages amid tech giant 'connectivity issues'