# Microsoft Outage Hits Global Services

> Microsoft's Outlook and Teams face global outage as fixes 'not going as expected'.
- Title: Microsoft Outage Hits Global Services · Financialexpress
- Summary: Microsoft's Outlook and Teams face global outage as fixes 'not going as expected'.
- Keywords: microsoft, outlook, teams, microsoft outage, 74 countries, microsoft 365, copilot, Financialexpress
- Source: Financialexpress — https://financialexpress.com/life/technology-microsoft-outage-outlook-teams-take-global-hit-attempts-to-fix-not-going-as-expected-4383297
- Author: Ashima Grover
- Published: 2026-11-13T04:22:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: microsoft, outlook, teams, microsoft outage, 74 countries, microsoft 365, copilot, business, money, news
## Microsoft Outage Begins
Microsoft faces prolonged outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 services globally.
## Global Impact
Disruptions reported in 74 countries within one hour of outage start.
## User Disruption
Over 140,000 Outlook users reported issues, more than 2,000 times normal levels.
## Microsoft Response
Microsoft states fixes are 'not going as expected' with gradual recovery expected.

> are not taking as expected
## Not a Cyber Attack
Australia's cybersecurity minister says outage resembles CrowdStrike update failure, not cyber attack.

> do not believe they are dealing with a cyber event
## Key takeaway

Microsoft's Outlook and Teams services are experiencing a global outage affecting 74 countries with recovery efforts delayed.