Microsoft Azure Front Door outage affecting Microsoft 365 access
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Microsoft is mitigating a Microsoft Azure Front Door outage that is blocking access to Microsoft 365 services and related portals. The disruption began around 07:40 UTC on 2025-10-09 and caused delays and timeouts across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Microsoft says it has restored about 98% of AFD service and recovered 96% of impacted resources. Some users may still be unable to reach cloud PCs through the Windows app web client while recovery continues.
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09.10.2025 15:38 2 articles · 7mo ago
Microsoft Azure Front Door outage affecting Microsoft 365 access
Initial DisclosureAround **07:40 UTC on 2025-10-09**, **Azure Front Door** began experiencing capacity loss that triggered **delays and timeouts** for portal access in **Europe, Africa, and the Middle East**.
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- Azure outage blocks access to Microsoft 365 services, admin portals — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.10.2025 15:38
- Azure outage blocks access to Microsoft 365 services, admin portals — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 09.10.2025 15:38