Microsoft confirms major outage disrupting Outlook, Teams and Microsoft 365 for tens of thousands of users nationwide.

Microsoft 365 is down on Thursday and the company issued a statement as thousands of users faced problems with services.

Multiple Microsoft services, including Azure, Teams, and Defender XDR, faced reported outages Tuesday afternoon. Problems began shortly after 2.27 pm EST and spread across key platforms. Gmail users also reported issues,

Microsoft 365 suffered a global outage affecting Teams, Outlook, and Office apps, but Microsoft confirms the issue was resolved.

Microsoft 365 services were impacted on Thursday with most users facing a problem with Microsoft Outlook, specifically regarding receiving messages.

Microsoft released an out-of-band update Friday to resolve credential authentication failures affecting Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 connections that emerged after the company's January 2026 security update.

Microsoft confirmed that a recent Windows update is blocking customers from accessing their Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions.

Microsoft has started 2026 with a surprise for users. Chrome downloads are being hit by the Windows maker’s latest update. But that’s not the surprise. It turns out Google’s world-leading browser has a sting in its tail for its arch rival.

On January 13th, Microsoft released a comprehensive update for Windows 11, known as the first Patch Tuesday of the year. However, after installing update KB5073455, some PCs may experience problems that prevent them from shutting down.

Microsoft confirmed that the KB5074109 January Windows 11 security update causes the classic Outlook desktop client to freeze and hang for users with POP email accounts.