# Microsoft outage affects users worldwide, disrupting Outlook and Teams

https://mins.news/en/item/141355

- The Guardian, 2026-11-12 20:46 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/microsoft-outage-outlook-teams-word-excel-reports

> Users reported trouble accessing Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook and Teams. Microsoft attributed the disruption to a server issue, saying it was restarting affected servers and had paused deployments and configuration changes while investigating the cause and working to limit the impact.

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