Microsoft's Azure and its suite of productivity software were down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Microsoft services including Outlook, Minecraft and Xbox Cloud Gaming experienced widespread outages Tuesday, disrupting access for millions of users worldwide. The company said it was investigating the cause of the outage, which began early in the day and affected sign-ins and online gameplay across multiple platforms.

Since the August preview updates, network logins for cloned Windows installations with identical SIDs are experiencing issues.

If your Microsoft 365 apps, such as Word, Excel, OneDrive, Outlook, etc., fail to connect to the internet or Microsoft’s network, you can use the Microsoft 365 Network Connectivity Test Troubleshooter to fix the problem. It uses the Get Help app to run ...