Microsoft Outage Today: Thousands of Users in the UK Left in the Dark

A massive outage has hit Microsoft’s services today, leaving thousands of users in the UK without access to their email, cloud storage, and other essential tools. The outage, which began early this morning, has been affecting Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Azure services, causing widespread disruption to businesses, schools, and individuals alike.

According to Downdetector, a website that tracks outages and service disruptions, over 12,000 reports of Microsoft issues have been submitted in the UK alone, with many users taking to social media to vent their frustrations.

“We are experiencing issues with Microsoft 365 and Office 365 in the UK region,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. “Our teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”

The outage has had a significant impact on businesses, with many reporting difficulties in accessing critical files and communications. “We rely heavily on Microsoft 365 for our daily operations, and the outage has caused significant disruption to our work,” said Sarah Jones, marketing manager at a London-based startup. “We’re using alternative methods to communicate, but it’s not ideal.”

Individuals are also feeling the effects of the outage, with many unable to access their personal email accounts or Microsoft storage services. “I’m unable to access my email or OneDrive account, and I’m worried about losing important files,” said Emily Wilson, a university student in Manchester.

The cause of the outage is still unclear, but Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating the issue and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. In the meantime, users are advised to check the Microsoft status page for updates and to consider alternative methods for accessing their services.

This is not the first time that Microsoft has experienced a significant outage, with the company previously suffering from a series of outages in February and April of this year. Despite these incidents, Microsoft has emphasized its commitment to reliability and uptime, with the company investing heavily in its infrastructure and staffing to ensure that its services are always available.

As the situation continues to unfold, we will provide updates and more information as it becomes available.

Updates:

• 10:30am: Microsoft reports that the issue is affecting a “small subset” of users and that its teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
• 11:15am: Users begin reporting that they are able to access their services again, although some issues still remain.
• 12:30pm: Microsoft confirms that the issue has been resolved and apologizes for any inconvenience caused to its users.