Microsoft Restarts Servers After Global Outage Hits Teams, Outlook and Copilot
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Updated · BBC.com · Nov 12
Microsoft Restarts Servers After Global Outage Hits Teams, Outlook and Copilot
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Nov 12
Summary
Microsoft said connectivity problems spread beyond the US and could affect users in any region, disrupting Teams, Outlook and Copilot on Thursday.
A number of servers became unexpectedly unavailable, the company said, creating elevated infrastructure load that was not caused by a traffic surge and triggering connectivity errors.
By 19:50 GMT, Microsoft said it was testing a configuration fix because the issue was causing servers to fail automated health checks and become unavailable.
At around 18:30 GMT, Downdetector showed a spike in UK user reports, extending earlier North America-focused disruption into a broader global outage.