Microsoft Outage: Microsoft's services across the world including India are down for about 12 hours. This technical problem started between 11:30 and 12:38 pm (Indian time) on 12 November 2026 and has not been completely resolved till the afternoon of 13 November.
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According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, more than 1.3 lakh users in 74 countries including India and the US have reported this glitch. The following platforms have been most affected by this.
Server and traffic problems
According to Microsoft 365 Status, several frontend servers shut down suddenly due to failed automated health checks. This increased the traffic pressure on the remaining servers.
Denial of cyber attack
The company has clarified that no evidence of any cyber attack or malicious activity has been found behind this glitch.
The impact of Microsoft's global outage is also visible on the country's domestic airlines. At least three flights have been canceled and several flights delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
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Airline services affected
Indian airlines IndiGo and Akasa Air have issued advisories saying that their email support services have been affected due to this outage. Airlines have asked passengers to contact them through their website or mobile app.