13 hours ago
Microsoft works to restore services as outages continue worldwide
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Scotsman, Deutsche Welle All News, The Guardian World, and BBC Business are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 20:25 UTC. 9 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Microsoft works to restore services as outages continue worldwide”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Microsoft users were still reporting disruption on Friday after outages hit Teams, Outlook, Copilot and some cloud services, while the company said there was no sign of cyber activity.
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
Global Microsoft outage affects Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft begins restoring services amid global outage affecting Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Microsoft begins restoring services as global outage affects Outlook and Teams
- Picked up by The Scotsman
Microsoft works to restore services as outages continue worldwide
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The ScotsmanMicrosoft works to restore services as outages continue worldwide
- Deutsche Welle All NewsMicrosoft reports mass outages in US, impacting customer accessibility
- The GuardianMicrosoft ‘restarting’ as outage impacts global users, with Outlook and Teams affected
- BBCMicrosoft users report outages amid tech giant 'connectivity issues'