Microsoft Azure and 365 Services Experience Global Disruption
Microsoft confirmed a major disruption to Azure and Microsoft 365 services on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, midday. Users worldwide reported difficulties accessing portals and cloud services. Microsoft is investigating the cause and performing recovery.
Microsoft experienced a disruption in its cloud services Azure and Microsoft 365 on Wednesday. Users on social media reported difficulties accessing websites and services relying on Microsoft products—even the company’s official website was temporarily inaccessible. The issues began around 11:40 AM ET.
Brief Timeline
- ~11:40 ET — Users started reporting access problems to services and sites running on Microsoft infrastructure.
- A few minutes later — Microsoft confirmed the disruption via Azure and Microsoft 365 support accounts on X (formerly Twitter).
- ~12:00 ET — The Azure status page stated “customers may experience difficulties accessing the portal” and noted that “some services are unavailable.”
Official Statement and Mitigation Steps
The Azure support account wrote that an investigation is underway regarding issues affecting several Azure services, and customers may experience disruptions when accessing services. The Azure status page also stated that the team continues to investigate the cause and is making additional recovery efforts—with a promise of updates within 60 minutes or sooner.
The Microsoft 365 status account conveyed that they are investigating reports of access disruptions to Microsoft 365 services and the admin center. The official message included incident code MO1181369 on the Service Health Dashboard. As a temporary measure, Microsoft said they are rerouting affected traffic to healthy alternative infrastructure while continuing to identify the root cause.
Impact on Users
Users and service admins relying on Azure or Microsoft 365 may:
- Experience limitations or failures accessing the Azure portal, admin center, or 365-based applications.
- Encounter disruptions on third-party sites or services hosted on Azure.
- See temporary performance degradation as Microsoft reroutes traffic and recovers services.
Microsoft continues its investigation and provides updates through its official status channels. If you experience prolonged disruption, keep monitoring announcements from Azure/Microsoft 365 support accounts and the Service Health Dashboard for the latest recovery information.