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Microsoft 365 Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 2 hours ago on
January 21, 2026

Microsoft 365 had a possible outage on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Shutterstock)

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Microsoft 365 experienced a possible outage Wednesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com.

More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 9:00 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources.

Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing problems with SharePoint and server connection.

Downdetector also shows that there are issues with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, and the Microsoft Store.

Update at 9:17 a.m.

More than 4,000 users have now reported an issue with Microsoft 365.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

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