A global issue with Microsoft’s cloud-based subscription service, Microsoft 365, affected thousands of users across the US on Tuesday. The problem primarily involved Outlook and Teams apps, causing frustration among users.
According to Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, issues started around 1pm ET and were resolved about three hours later. The outage impacted approximately 400 million people who use Outlook, but the exact number of affected users is unknown.
The problems included:
– Approximately 55% of reported issues were with Outlook
– 25% of users experienced trouble logging in to their accounts
– 19% of users encountered glitches on the website
Major US cities such as Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Boston were among those affected. As Microsoft is a widely-used office software globally, the outage has likely impacted thousands of businesses.
Users shared their frustrations on social media, calling for free access to Outlook due to the service’s failure. The outage mirrors previous issues on March 1 when millions of users experienced similar problems.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14516589/Microsoft-365-goes-US-users-report-issues-Outlook-Teams.html