Update - Microsoft reports that sign-in and access to Microsoft 365 are improving, but queued email is still being delivered, so some messages may arrive late, including password reset emails and requests sent to the Enterprise Service Centre. Microsoft has no estimated time for full recovery yet. We are continuing to monitor service recovery.
Nov 13, 2026 - 15:10 EST
Update - Microsoft reports broad recovery and stability across its services and has fixed the underlying cause, which it says was a technical problem from an earlier network upgrade and not a cyberattack. Microsoft is completing recovery for the remaining customers, and some delayed emails may still be arriving.
Nov 13, 2026 - 13:06 EST
Update - Microsoft is working on the remaining issues and confirming that recovery is holding. Email may still be delayed, including password reset emails and requests sent to the ESC, and some Teams features such as calendar, creating events and creating private channels may fail, while calls, meetings and chats work.
Nov 13, 2026 - 11:18 EST
Update - Some emails may still be delayed while Microsoft completes recovery. This may affect self-service password reset emails and requests emailed to the Enterprise Service Centre, which may not yet have created a ticket. Microsoft reports sustained improvement in service availability.
Nov 13, 2026 - 10:40 EST
Update - Microsoft reports sustained improvement in service availability and is working to resolve the remaining issues. Some users may still have intermittent connection problems or delayed email.
Nov 13, 2026 - 10:04 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that delayed email is nearly back to normal levels and it is restoring the remaining affected systems. Some users may still have intermittent problems or late-arriving email.
Nov 13, 2026 - 09:11 EST
Update - Microsoft reports a broader recovery in North America, and we are seeing service recover in our tenant. Some users may still have intermittent problems or delayed email while Microsoft completes recovery. We continue to monitor the situation in our tenant.
Nov 13, 2026 - 08:07 EST
Update - We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Nov 13, 2026 - 07:48 EST
Update - We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Nov 13, 2026 - 07:44 EST
Monitoring - We are seeing signs of recovery in our tenant and continue to monitor the situation. Microsoft reports that service is improving, though some users may still have intermittent problems.
Nov 13, 2026 - 07:36 EST
Update - We are monitoring service recovery for U of T users while Microsoft continues its remediation work.
Nov 13, 2026 - 07:19 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that service is improving in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, though some users may still have intermittent problems with email and calendar. Delayed email is being held for up to 48 hours and will be delivered as service recovers.
Nov 13, 2026 - 07:14 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that the capacity changes made to restore service did not work as expected, and it is now pursuing other approaches. Email, calendar, Copilot and some Purview features remain affected, while Teams chat and online meetings are largely working.
Nov 12, 2026 - 22:05 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that some regions are coming back online and it is adding capacity to support them while monitoring results. Email, calendar, Copilot and some Purview features, including eDiscovery and audit searches, remain affected. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 10:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 21:41 EST
Update - Microsoft reports positive results from restarting the affected systems and is monitoring them to confirm they stay stable. Microsoft will extend the fix more widely once stability is confirmed. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 10:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 21:13 EST
Update - Microsoft has identified the cause as a server process that becomes overloaded when setting up secure connections, and is testing a fix before applying it to all affected servers. Microsoft is also reversing a recent network change linked to the start of the issue. Email, calendar and Copilot remain affected, and the next update from Microsoft is expected by 9:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 20:39 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that only features that depend on email and calendar are affected. Teams chat and online meetings remain largely available and files stored in SharePoint can still be opened, while email, calendar, Copilot and Education features such as Assignments may not work. Microsoft is still working to restore service, and the next update is expected by 8:30 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 19:52 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that some servers it returned to service stopped responding again once traffic resumed. Microsoft is limiting some types of traffic to the affected systems and rebuilding some servers with an earlier setup to restore service step by step. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 8:30 p.m
Nov 12, 2026 - 19:25 EST
Update - Microsoft’s scheduled update has not yet been published. Microsoft last reported that it is restoring the affected servers, with service partly recovered in some regions. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 7:30 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 19:06 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that some of the affected servers are back in service and stable, and service has partly recovered in some regions. Microsoft is continuing to restore the remaining servers, and users may see service gradually return as their apps reconnect. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 7:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 18:16 EST
Update - Microsoft has not provided new information and is continuing to test a new recovery approach on part of its systems. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 6:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 17:33 EST
Update - Microsoft is continuing to bring the affected servers back into service and is considering rolling back recent configuration changes to speed up recovery. Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and some Power BI exports are also affected.
Nov 12, 2026 - 16:57 EST
Update - Microsoft has not provided new information and is continuing to apply its fix more widely.
The next update from Microsoft is expected by 5:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 16:20 EST
Update - Microsoft reports that many of the affected servers have stopped responding, which is delaying confirmation of whether its fix is working. Microsoft is restarting these servers with the fix in place and extending it to more of the affected systems. Planner and To Do are also affected.
Nov 12, 2026 - 15:53 EST
Update - Microsoft has not provided new information since its last update and is continuing to test a fix on some of the affected servers. The next update from Microsoft is expected by 4:30 p.m.
Nov 12, 2026 - 15:16 EST
Update - Microsoft has identified a likely cause and is testing a fix on some of the affected servers, which it will apply more widely if successful. Microsoft is also restarting all affected servers. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Nov 12, 2026 - 14:39 EST
Update - Microsoft is continuing to work on restoring service. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Nov 12, 2026 - 13:48 EST
Identified - Since about 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, some users may have trouble connecting to Microsoft 365 services. These include Outlook and email, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Pages may load slowly, load only partly or show connection errors. Some U of T users have reported this problem.
Microsoft has confirmed the problem affects several of its services across multiple regions and says it’s caused by heavy load on part of its infrastructure. Microsoft is restarting and repairing the affected systems and is moving traffic to other systems to restore service. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Nov 12, 2026 - 13:47 EST
Investigating - An unplanned outage is affecting Outlook email. Users may be unable to access the service at this time. Our technical team is working with the vendor to restore access as quickly as possible. We will provide updates as the situation evolves.
Nov 12, 2026 - 13:30 EST