# Outlook outage continues as Microsoft flags 'encouraging recovery progress' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2465865 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 9 outlets covering · First listed: CNBC, Nov 12, 2026, 2:57 PM · Read it: A Microsoft outage on Thursday and Friday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365. AI summary (may contain mistakes): Microsoft is working to restore services after a worldwide outage affecting Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft 365 products, with disruption stretching past 12 hours. Microsoft said a new patch was improving server stability after earlier fixes failed, and that it found no evidence the outage was caused by malicious or cyber activity; The Register reported a cyberattack has not been completely ruled out. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage updates: 'Progress toward recovery' as disruption on 2nd day]() — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:57 PM: [Outlook outage continues as Microsoft flags 'encouraging recovery progress']() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) A Microsoft outage on Thursday and Friday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365. - Nov 12, 2026, 3:15 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage cause seemingly revealed]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) Microsoft is investigating failed server checks as a possible cause of the Nov. 12 Outlook outage and is testing a fix on some affected servers. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [What we know about the global Microsoft outage]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful. - Nov 13, 2026, 3:13 AM: [Microsoft Outlook, Teams Outage Enters Second Day—Company Reports Progress On Fix]() — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center) Microsoft said a new patch is improving server stability after earlier fixes failed, and added it has not found any evidence that the outage was caused by malicious activity. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:13 AM: [Millions affected as Microsoft outage continues]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 6:48 AM: [Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage continues]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States) Service is gradually starting to recover for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degradated state, some people (including Verge staffers) are reporting that access to their emails has been restored, though the flow of Outlook