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Microsoft Teams Outage Affects Global Users with Message Delays

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Microsoft Teams is experiencing a widespread outage causing message delays and service disruptions across all regions, including the United States and Europe. The issue began at 14:30PM ET, and Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating the problem. Recovery is observed in telemetry, but the root cause remains under investigation. Users are experiencing problems joining meetings with the Teams desktop client, accessing the Teams app, and signing in. The outage is causing delays and failures when sending and receiving chat messages that include inline media (images, code snippets, videos). Microsoft is also working to resolve additional incidents affecting Teams meetings and Copilot Studio agents.

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  1. 19.12.2025 22:04 2 articles · 2mo ago

    Microsoft Teams Outage Causes Global Message Delays

    Microsoft Teams is experiencing a widespread outage starting at 14:30PM ET, affecting users globally. The issue includes message delays and service disruptions. Microsoft has confirmed the problem and is investigating the cause, with recovery observed in telemetry. Users are experiencing problems joining meetings with the Teams desktop client, accessing the Teams app, and signing in. The outage is causing delays and failures when sending and receiving chat messages that include inline media (images, code snippets, videos). Microsoft is also working to resolve additional incidents affecting Teams meetings and Copilot Studio agents.

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