Is Microsoft 365 down? Microsoft confirms major outage of services
Microsoft 365 is down in some regions in North America, knocking offline services such as Outlook and Purview.
www.windowscentral.comHere’s what I can share right now about Outlook outages.
There have been multiple recent outages affecting Outlook/Microsoft 365, with notable incidents in mid-2025 and January 2026. During these events, users reported login issues, degraded performance, or complete access loss, and Microsoft published status updates as they rolled out fixes. This pattern matches ongoing service instability that affected Outlook and related Microsoft services in several regions.[1][2][3][5][6]
In the most recent major wave, Microsoft acknowledged the issue and worked on remediation, including redistributing traffic and validating authentication systems, with service restoration varying by region and user. Some users could regain access within hours, while others experienced longer disruption; Downdetector and other trackers showed fluctuating reports as services recovered.[4][5][6]
If you’re currently blocked, check these reliable sources for real-time updates:
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If you’d like, I can monitor for updates and summarize the latest status for your region (Los Angeles, NA) as soon as credible sources publish new information.
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