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Outage in Microsoft 365

Some users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via Outlook on the web

Resolved Minor
November 09, 2026 - Started 1 day ago - Lasted about 4 hours

Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

**Microsoft 365 – Exchange Online Mailbox Access Issue** On November 9, 2026, some users in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region experienced errors and failures when accessing their mailboxes via Outlook on the web, lasting approximately 4.5 hours. The issue was caused by unexpected connection terminations within a section of Exchange Online infrastructure, with Microsoft investigating network connectivity, infrastructure load, request routing, and recent service configuration changes as potential contributing factors. The incident was classified as minor and remained under active investigation, with remediation steps being determined based on telemetry analysis.

Title: Potential issues accessing mailboxes via one or more connection methods User impact: Users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via one or more Exchange Online connection methods. Current status: We're investigating a potential issue and checking for impact to your organization. We'll provide an update within 60 minutes.
Components affected
Exchange Online

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about 22 hours ago - at 11/09/2026 09:48AM

Title: Some users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via Outlook on the web

User impact: Users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via Outlook on the web.

Current status: We’ve identified that affected requests are failing due to unexpected connection terminations within a section of Exchange Online infrastructure. We’re analyzing the affected connection path to determine why these connections are being unexpectedly terminated, while reviewing network connectivity, infrastructure load, and request routing across the affected environment. In parallel, we're examining recent service configuration changes for any correlation with the failures and comparing telemetry across the affected infrastructure to isolate the underlying cause and determine our next steps toward remediation.

Scope of impact: Impact is specific to some users in Europe, Middle East and Africa attempting to access mailboxes via Outlook on the web.

Next update by: Monday, November 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM UTC

about 24 hours ago - at 11/09/2026 07:56AM

Title: Some users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via Outlook on the web

User impact: Users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via Outlook on the web.

Current status: We're reviewing service monitoring telemetry to isolate the source of the issue and establish a fix.

Scope of impact: Impact is specific to some users in Europe attempting to access mailboxes via Outlook on the web.

Next update by: Monday, November 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM UTC

about 24 hours ago - at 11/09/2026 07:32AM

Title: Potential issues accessing mailboxes via one or more connection methods

User impact: Users may experience errors or failures when accessing their mailbox via one or more Exchange Online connection methods.

Current status: We're investigating a potential issue and checking for impact to your organization. We'll provide an update within 60 minutes.

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