Microsoft Outlook Outage Explained: What Caused It, What Is Affected and Why Is It Taking So Long to Fix?

Gadgets360 - Nov 13, 2026

Microsoft is experiencing a major global outage that has disrupted Outlook, Teams and several other Microsoft 365 services. This has left users unable to access emails, calendars, and workplace tools. The disruption began on November 12 and has since continued into the following day, affecting individuals, businesses and government organisations across multiple countr...

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