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Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps

A global Microsoft 365 outage has knocked out Outlook, Teams and Copilot for users across every region since early Friday.

By · Published November 13, 2026  05:27 UTC · Updated November 13, 2026  05:27 UTC

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  • Primary Driver: A global Microsoft 365 outage has knocked out Outlook, Teams and Copilot for users across every region since early Friday.
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Microsoft confirmed a widespread service degradation affecting Outlook, Teams and Copilot beginning in the early hours of November 13, with users in any region reporting inability to access email, calendars and collaboration tools. The company said initial mitigation attempts failed to restore Outlook services, prompting engineers to pursue alternative recovery paths.

Outages rippled into government agencies, schools and businesses worldwide. Southern Nevada agencies reported delayed responses, while organizations across multiple continents experienced disrupted communications. Microsoft's status page acknowledged the global scope but did not provide an estimated restoration time.

Engineers continue working on new mitigation approaches after the first fixes proved ineffective. The company has not disclosed the root cause. Users are advised to monitor the Microsoft 365 admin center and official status channels for updates.

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The obvious questions

Which Microsoft services are affected?

Outlook, Teams and Copilot are confirmed as impacted across all regions.

Has Microsoft identified the cause?

Coverage does not specify a root cause; the company says initial restoration attempts failed and engineers are trying new approaches.

Is there an estimated time for restoration?

No estimated restoration time has been provided in current reporting.

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