Microsoft 365 Outage Restored, 13–14 November 2026
Microsoft officially restored service to the remaining impacted customers and regions at 06:09:51 UTC on 14 November. A post-incident report has been promised but has not been published.
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Microsoft 365 Outage, 12–13 November 2026
This part is the official record through the last @MSFT365Status update used here, 11:11 UTC on 13 November, when the incident was still ongoing. Microsoft later restored service at 06:09:51 UTC on 14 November; see the update below and Final Part. A post-incident report has been promised but has not been published.
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