Microsoft outage trackers indicate that a global disruption affected Azure and several Microsoft 365 services starting around midday UTC on October 29, 2025, with recovery progressing over the following hours. As of late afternoon UTC on October 29, many services began restoring, and Microsoft reported steps to mitigate, including rolling back to a known good state and blocking problematic changes. Full mitigation was anticipated within the next several hours, but exact restoration times varied by service and region. If you’re asking “when will Microsoft be back up,” the best current guidance is: services are in the process of recovery and numerous core platforms (Azure management, Microsoft 365, and related services) were returning to normal in fits and starts through the evening of October 29, 2025, with full resumption by the early hours of October 30, 2025 UTC for many customers. For specific services (Outlook/Exchange, Teams, Azure portal, Xbox, Minecraft, etc.), status can still differ by region. What this means for you
- If you rely on Azure or Microsoft 365, check the official service health dashboard for real-time, service-specific status and any ongoing incidents affecting your tenant or resources.
- If your organization uses critical workflows, plan for intermittent access or degraded performance until full restoration is confirmed for all affected endpoints.
- After restoration, verify connectivity, sign-ins, and any custom configurations or DNS routing that may have been impacted during the incident.
Direct answer: There isn’t a single universal “back up time” because the outage impacted multiple services differently across regions. Recovery began on October 29, 2025, with Microsoft reporting progress and aiming for full mitigation within hours, but exact restoration times for individual services varied. For the most precise timing, refer to the official service health status for your specific products and region.
