Microsoft confirms full restoration of services after global disruption

Technology giant Microsoft has confirmed that all its services have been fully restored following a major global IT disruption that affected organisations worldwide, including schools, courts, businesses and police forces.

Microsoft announced that services had been restored for all affected users and regions.

In a statement published on its Microsoft 365 Status page, the company said all necessary measures had been completed to address the root cause of the incident, with services also restored for the remaining affected users and regions.

According to Microsoft, further details about the incident are available on the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre under incident number MO1550821.

On Friday, Microsoft clarified that the worldwide disruption had been caused by a technical issue and was not linked to a cyberattack or artificial intelligence (AI) agents.

The large-scale IT outage is being regarded as one of the most serious technological disruptions in recent years, affecting routine operations across multiple sectors worldwide.