Microsoft outage: What you need to know
The Brief
Microsoft 365 and Outlook went down on Saturday afternoon.
Outages were mostly reported in New York City and Toronto.
The cause of the issue is still unknown.
Several Microsoft programs went temporarily offline on Saturday, according to Downdetector.
What we know
Impacted programs include Microsoft 365, Office as well as Outlook. The outages were first reported just before 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
It appeared the highest number of outages were reported in the New York City and Toronto areas.
Users reported having issues connecting to the server.
Services were restored in within two hours.
What we don't know
It's not clear what caused the outages. FOX Television Stations has reached out to Microsoft for comment.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
The Source
The information in this story comes from Downdetector, which tracks user-reported outages, and reports from users experiencing issues with Microsoft 365 and Outlook. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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