November 15, 2026: Microsoft has confirmed that all affected services have been fully restored following a major global IT outage that disrupted operations across schools, courts, businesses, police departments and other organisations.
The technology giant announced on Saturday that services had been restored for all affected users and regions after technical teams completed measures to address the underlying problem.
In an update on its Microsoft 365 status page, the company said it had successfully implemented corrective actions and restored access for the remaining affected customers.
Microsoft said further details about the disruption were available through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center under incident reference MO1550821.
The company had earlier clarified that the outage resulted from a technical issue and was not linked to a cyberattack or artificial intelligence agents.
The widespread disruption affected multiple sectors that depend on Microsoft’s digital services for daily operations, highlighting the reliance of public institutions and businesses on cloud-based technology.
With services now restored, Microsoft said the technical measures required to resolve the incident had been completed.