A major Microsoft 365 outage disrupted access to Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams for users globally, including India, where complaints peaked around 3:19 pm IST. Microsoft confirmed the issue, suggesting desktop applications as a temporary workaround while investigating the root cause. This marks the second Microsoft 365 outage in two weeks, raising concerns about service reliability.
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