{"id":99253,"date":"2026-11-13T18:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99253"},"modified":"2026-11-13T18:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:27:59","slug":"microsoft-struggling-to-fix-global-system-outage-impacting-email-systems-and-more-admits-initial-repairs-not-taking-as-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99253","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Struggling to Fix Global System Outage Impacting Email Systems and More, Admits Initial Repairs &#8216;Not Taking as Expected&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Microsoft is struggling to fix a prolonged systems outage that has hindered access to online services including Outlook and Teams. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On the upside, AI tool Copilot has also been impacted.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For more than 12 hours, users around the world have been reporting an inability to access email accounts, instant messaging systems, and documents via OneDrive and Office365. No Xbox services are believed to be offline, however.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Microsoft was quick to acknowledge the problem and admit that it was suffering from issues with its server capabilities, with &#8220;elevated load across multiple regions.&#8221; Attempts to solve this were initially unsuccessful, however, as the company reported its fixes were &#8220;not taking as expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 100 Best Xbox Games of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"What is an Xbox? Microsoft has spent 25 years trying to answer the question, but for fans, the answer is easy: \u201cXbox\u201d evokes one-eared headsets wired into the memory card slots of massive controllers with breakaway cords. A dashboard with gleaming skeuomorphic blades and avatars adorned in earned accessories. That sound that plays when a hard-earned Achievement finally pops. \u201cXbox\u201d means heavy-duty hardware. Tactile sensations. Friends connecting for the first time. And that\u2019s before we even get to the games.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;It may be that the very idea of an Xbox game is coming to an end. Microsoft has undeniably shifted its tactics, with a new focus on multi-platform releases, handheld Xboxes that are actually miniature Windows computers, and the potential that future Xbox consoles may simply be gaming PCs. So now seems as good a time as any to look back at the entire history of Microsoft\u2019s console journey and rank the best Xbox games, with help from our friends at Outside Xbox, the multimillion-subscriber channel that serves up weekly videos about video games and video game-adjacent things&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;When we say \u201cthe best Xbox games,\u201d we mean the ones that most evoke that weighty sense of \u201cXboxness.\u201d Some are first-party, most are exclusives, and all of them are indelibly tied to the legacy of and fondness for a platform that\u2019s left a massive mark on gaming. These are the 100 Best Xbox Games of All Time. We'll be updating this list daily with 25 games at 7am PST\/10am ET\/3pm GMT from Tuesday, 20th January to Friday, 23rd January, until number one is revealed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve monitored the status of the changes applied to improve serviceability and confirmed they&#8217;re not taking as expected,&#8221; Microsoft said in a lengthy thread on X\/Twitter. &#8220;We&#8217;re identifying alternate workstreams that can be applied to increase capacity in the face of sustained traffic management imbalances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hours later, Microsoft seemed to have changed tack and was now trying to carve out the impacted servers completely as it struggled to make progress. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We&#8217;re aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact,&#8221; the company then stated. &#8220;We&#8217;ve paused all deployments, we&#8217;re moving additional traffic off the affected infrastructure, and we&#8217;re restarting affected servers to return them to service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Why is this happening? Microsoft has blamed a number of servers becoming &#8220;unexpectedly unavailable&#8221;, adding strain to its remaining capacity, rather than any sudden increase in traffic. That would suggest this is not a targeted DDOS attack, and indeed, Microsoft exec Charles LaManna has confirmed &#8220;there is no indication this is the result of malicious or cyber activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">We&#8217;ll update again when there&#8217;s been further developments. In the meantime, hopefully you&#8217;re having a quiet day at work or school.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo Illustration by Scott Olson\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Tom Phillips Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/682ae571844d33001df37887\/bafkreidcdvzaebn4npc6hj3ffj6fzlg3kqnfpgazyarf24lfrnboi6lzbe-1747728739638.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/682ae571844d33001df37887\/bafkreidcdvzaebn4npc6hj3ffj6fzlg3kqnfpgazyarf24lfrnboi6lzbe-1747728739638.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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