Subj : Microsoft down? Major outage hits Azure, 365 and more - even Mine
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Oct 29 2025 16:30:08

Microsoft down? Major outage hits Azure, 365 and more - even Minecraft 
affected

Date:
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:20:41 +0000

Description:
A major Microsoft outage appears to be taking place - here's what we know.

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If you're having trouble logging on to Microsoft services this morning, 
you're not alone. 

A major outage across the company's platform's appears to be happening, with 
issues with Azure knocking out Microsoft 365 services and even Minecraft. 

This story is still developing, but we're tracking it now, and will post 
updates below as they emerge... 

Welcome to our coverage of this outage - not long ago, we saw huge spikes in 
reports on outage tracker DownDetector, with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 
365 all affected. 

The official Azure status page is now saying that there is an issue, and it 
is being investigated. 

"We are investigating an issue with the Azure Portal where customers may be 
experiencing issues accessing the portal," the site says, noting more 
information will be provided shortly. 

DownDetector is showing major spikes across Microsoft services as this outage 
catches hold... (Image credit: DownDetector) 

In case you needed reminding, Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform, so forms 
the backbone of not only the company's own services, but many customers as 
well. 

Microsoft 365 is your one-stop office software shop, including popular tools 
such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams and much more. 

Basically, if either of these have an issue, it's bad news all round... 

Worryingly, it looks like some major Microsoft customers might also be 
affected, as DownDetector is showing outage spikes at Starbucks, Kroger, 
Costco.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/live/microsoft-down-major-outage-hits-azure-365-
and-more-even-minecraft-affected


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