Microsoft has announced the full restoration of its services after a two-day outage

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Microsoft Corp. has announced the restoration of its key services following a global outage that paralyzed the operations of government agencies, traders, and businesses worldwide. — Ukrinform.

Microsoft has announced the full restoration of its services after a two-day outage

"All products are operational," states the service status update on the company's website. "The accumulated emails have been processed, so this issue has been resolved," it is stated regarding Microsoft 365 services.

The affected services included Outlook, Teams, and the Copilot AI tool. On Friday, users did not receive meeting invitations, and web pages did not respond to requests.

The first signs of problems at Microsoft appeared around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday in the United States. Subsequently, the outage affected users worldwide – according to Downdetector, issues were reported in over 70 countries.

The outage and the length of time it took to resolve it have dealt a severe blow to the reputation of Microsoft, whose Windows operating system and productivity software remain critical infrastructure in the age of artificial intelligence. Microsoft 365 is used by over 450 million commercial customers.

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Critics have once again drawn attention to the risks of over-reliance on a single software provider. At the same time, many acknowledge that it is unlikely that Microsoft products, which are widely used around the world, will be abandoned in the near future. Investors largely did not react to the incident: the company's share price remained almost unchanged.

What's next

Microsoft has promised to provide more detailed information once the troubleshooting is complete. The company also stated that it had found no signs of malicious activity. According to her spokesperson, the malfunction was not related to artificial intelligence or AI agents.