Microsoft 365 admin center outage in North America and Canada
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The Microsoft 365 admin center is experiencing an ongoing outage that is blocking some business and enterprise administrators from logging in, disrupting tenant administration and support workflows. Microsoft says the impact spans North America and Canada and also affects the M365 app for some users. The company is analyzing telemetry, CPU utilization, and HAR files to isolate the root cause and prepare a remediation plan. The disruption matters because impacted organizations may be unable to manage accounts or raise support tickets during the outage.
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10.02.2026 17:45 2 articles · 3mo ago
Microsoft 365 admin center outage affects North America and Canada
Initial DisclosureMicrosoft is investigating an ongoing Microsoft 365 outage that is blocking some business and enterprise administrators from accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center in North America and Canada. Some users may also be unable to access the M365 app or raise support tickets, while service monitoring telemetry, usage patterns, CPU utilization data, and HAR files from impacted users are being reviewed to isolate the root cause and prepare a remediation plan. Thousands of Microsoft customers have also reported connection problems and an extremely slow admin portal on DownDetector.
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- Microsoft 365 outage takes down admin center in North America — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 10.02.2026 17:45
- Microsoft 365 outage takes down admin center in North America — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 10.02.2026 17:45