Microsoft 365 Outage 2026: North American Enterprise Services Paralyzed
A major Microsoft 365 outage on Jan 22, 2026, has left North American users unable to access Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive due to infrastructure issues.
Emails stopped flowing and files disappeared from reach. On January 22, 2026, a massive Microsoft 365 outage struck enterprise customers across North America, severing access to essential cloud services.
Microsoft 365 Outage 2026: What's Broken?
According to reports from TechCrunch, the disruption affects Exchange Online (email), SharePoint Online, and OneDrive. Collaboration is also at a standstill as Teams users report being unable to create chats or join meetings.
Infrastructure Issues in North America
Microsoft confirmed the issue via X around 2:30 p.m. ET, stating that a "portion of service infrastructure in North America is not processing traffic as expected." While they haven't shared specific technical details, they've assured users they're working to restore the system to a healthy state.
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