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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Microsoft has confirmed that its 365 system is experiencing a widespread outage affecting users across parts of North America. The company posted an alert on X (formerly Twitter) around 2:17 p.m., announcing that it has identified the problem and is working to restore services.
Email accounts went down for thousands of Microsoft users on Thursday, with reports of outages spiking Thursday between 11 a.m. and noon.
Microsoft Outage Status Update: Problem Identified Amid 451 4.3.2 Temporary Server Issue, Estimated Time Here
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Outage trackers like Downdetector showed thousands of reports, with spikes in Outlook and broader Microsoft 365 complaints. This marks the second consecutive day of notable issues for Microsoft's cloud productivity suite in 2026. Microsoft Service Health Status also points out that Microsoft 365 is experiencing service degradation:
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