# Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/outlook-teams-and-more-microsoft-programs-disrupted-by-outage/
- Published: 2026-11-13T10:32:44+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/business/microsoft-outlook-down-outage-email.html
- Topics: Business, Companies, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Airlines and AI firms also reported disruption linked to Microsoft services.
- Microsoft said there was no indication of malicious activity.
- Recovery efforts faced elevated load across multiple regions.

## Summary

The outage’s effects extended beyond Microsoft customers: airlines IndiGo and CemAir reported email or system problems, while OpenAI and Anthropic said they had trouble connecting to Microsoft services. Microsoft said there was no indication of malicious activity.

The disruption began on Thursday afternoon and affected Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other services used by hundreds of millions of people. More than 130,000 users reported problems around 1 p.m. Eastern, and Microsoft said recovery measures were not working as expected as elevated load affected several regions; it was redistributing traffic and restarting servers.

## Coverage

- [New York Times: Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/business/microsoft-outlook-down-outage-email.html)
- [The Guardian: Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/microsoft-outage-outlook-teams-word-excel-reports)

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