Widespread outage hits Outlook, other Microsoft apps

Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams, Copilot and Microsoft 365 experienced widespread disruptions Thursday, leaving many users unable to access email or other apps. Downdetector recorded nearly 130,000 Outlook problem reports shortly after 10 a.m. Pacific time, though reports later declined. Microsoft said infrastructure was under elevated load and some servers had become unavailable during automated checks. The company said it was investigating and testing a fix.