Microsoft Outlook, Exchange, and Teams Calendar are currently facing a global outage, leaving users unable to access emails or manage their schedules. Reports indicate that Outlook is crashing, and users are encountering error messages such as “Your request can’t be completed right now.”
Microsoft’s Response
The tech giant acknowledged the issue and stated:
“We’ve started to deploy a fix which is currently progressing through the affected environment. While this progresses, we’re beginning manual restarts on a subset of machines that are in an unhealthy state.”
The disruptions have been attributed to a recent change within Microsoft 365’s systems. Although Microsoft has not disclosed specific details about the cause, it confirmed that steps are being taken to reverse the change and mitigate the issue.
Widespread Impact
Users from various countries, including the Netherlands, Poland, France, and Sweden, have reported issues with Microsoft services. Some described widespread disruptions affecting Exchange Online, Teams, and Outlook, with functionality severely impaired.
The email marketing platform Mailmeteor confirmed the global scale of the outage, noting over 423 reported cases as of this morning.
Ongoing Investigation
As of now, Microsoft is actively investigating and working to restore its services. Users are advised to monitor Microsoft’s official channels for updates on the resolution timeline.
Stay tuned for further updates as this situation develops.
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