Microsoft Outage Enters Second Day
Microsoft reported recovery progress as its global outage continued to disrupt services worldwide.
November 13, 2026 · Updated 3:49pm ET
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Pano rates the coverage Balanced.
What happened
- Microsoft’s global outage entered a second day Friday, with the company reporting continued recovery progress but some services still disrupted.
- Microsoft said email backlogs were shrinking toward normal levels, though some users could still face connection problems or delayed messages.
- The disruption affected Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 tools, interrupting businesses, government offices, hospitals and courts worldwide.
- Microsoft extended its email delivery timeout to 48 hours to help preserve delayed messages and said it had found no evidence of malicious activity.
- The company is working to resolve remaining problems and check service stability, but the timing of full restoration remains unclear.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the outage’s widespread effects on work and public services despite gradual recovery. CNN highlighted disruptions across banks, governments and healthcare; The Guardian detailed hospitals using paper records amid “serious” disruption. The Verge reported restored email access for some users while stressing that services remained impaired.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets emphasized widespread disruption and Microsoft’s incomplete recovery. The New York Post called it “one of the biggest service outages in recent history,” while reporting progress. The Daily Mail highlighted stalled government services and online bond payments; The Washington Times stressed improving email delivery alongside continuing access problems.
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