20 Nov 2019

Microsoft Office 365 down for many global users

4:17 pm on 20 November 2019

Many users of Office 365 - the cloud version of Microsoft Office - can't get into the system this afternoon, with a global issue preventing access.

The logo of Microsoft Office 365 is seen on a screen. (Photo by Alexander Pohl/NurPhoto)

Photo: Alexander Pohl/NurPhoto

Microsoft said it had identified a problem that may be preventing customers from accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center and multiple services.

"We've identified and reverted a networking build that caused user traffic from the internet to Microsoft 365 services to intermittently fail, and are seeing early signs of recovery."

The Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, and Yammer have all been affected.