Microsoft down? Major outage hits Azure, 365 and more – even Minecraft affected

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2025-10-29T16:28:15.739Z
Worryingly, it looks like some major Microsoft customers might also be affected, as DownDetector is showing outage spikes at Starbucks, Kroger, Costco.
2025-10-29T16:26:17.644Z
In case you needed reminding, Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform, so forms the backbone of not only the company’s own services, but many customers as well.
2025-10-29T16:23:50.970Z
DownDetector is showing major spikes across Microsoft services as this outage catches hold…
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2025-10-29T16:22:30.793Z
The official Azure status page is now saying that there is an issue, and it is being investigated.
2025-10-29T16:20:41.586Z
Welcome to our coverage of this outage – not long ago, we saw huge spikes in reports on outage tracker DownDetector, with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 all affected.




