# Microsoft ‘seeing encouraging recovery progress’ in global Outlook, Teams outage

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13 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 13, 2026, 6:53 AM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6218199-microsoft-outage-recovery-process/>

Microsoft is still working to restore access to its services after a massive global outage impacted dozens of its services on Thursday. The company said early Friday that it is “seeing encouraging recovery progress” according to a statement shared on social media. “Some users may still experience intermittent issues as recovery actions continue,” it reads.…

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Microsoft said it was “seeing encouraging recovery progress” after a global outage affected its services, while warning some users may still experience intermittent issues as recovery actions continue, according to The Hill. The Verge reported service was gradually recovering after an almost two-day outage, with some email access restored but some apps and features still degraded. CNN reported millions were affected as the outage continued.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/microsofts-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, 1:06 PM: [Microsoft outage live —Outlook and Teams still down for millions as global disruption continues](<https://www.techradar.com/news/live/outlook-outage-nov-2026>) — TechRadar (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Microsoft's popular suite of online services is still down for many.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage updates: 'Progress toward recovery'](<https://abcnews.com/US/outlook-down-microsoft-outage-reported-mail/story?id=138088203>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:38 PM: [Microsoft global outage: What the company has said so far](<https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-outage-what-company-has-said>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  As everyone deals with a big Microsoft 365 outage, let's review what the company has said so far.
- Nov 12, 2026, 11:23 PM: [Global Microsoft outage leaves millions without access to Outlook email, Teams and other tools](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxOaUF1NmVWTjBJUG5xWWJya3pnTEoyRGl3ellCalZwbWpIR3k2bENITndvTHk1QmF4azRyTVRRNUM3ZU1NT2F4TGs0c3hvZE5ncF9HbHNVU2ZBWUhwdk1ENEF5ME5TVlp4WGRkbjNGbzRPWDkybTRHaTBMeVNBajBNOUFBaUsyc05j?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:03 AM: [Microsoft races to restore services after global outage](<https://www.ft.com/content/025b2769-bca8-4a74-b9f5-5d7ad7da32c7?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  German government says it “anticipates a very big impact” on economy
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage](<https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/12/business/live-news/microsoft-global-outage-intl-hnk>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [What we know about the global Microsoft outage](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg238zrnm5o>) — 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](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/11/13/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, 3:30 AM: [Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/microsoft-hit-by-global-outages-what-happened-and-why>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage.
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:15 AM: [Microsoft seeing "continued recovery" amid major worldwide outage](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-battling-major-outage/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A Microsoft outage involving services like Outlook and Teams has dragged on for hours and impacted many users, companies and some government operations.
- Nov 13, 2026, 6:48 AM: [Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage continues](<https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032862/microsoft-outlook-down-outage>) — 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
- Nov 13, 2026, 6:53 AM: [Microsoft ‘seeing encouraging recovery progress’ in global Outlook, Teams outage](<https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6218199-microsoft-outage-recovery-process/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Microsoft is still working to restore access to its services after a massive global outage impacted dozens of its services on Thursday. The company said early Friday that it is “seeing encouraging recovery progress” according to a statement shared on social media. “Some users may still experience intermittent issues as recovery actions continue,” it reads.…