Microsoft resolved an Azure cloud outage that disrupted productivity tools and affected businesses worldwide.
The outage impacted various Microsoft services, including Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Minecraft, as well as companies like Capital One, Alaska Airlines, and Starbucks.
Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC on October 29th, 2025, customers and Microsoft services leveraging Azure Front Door (AFD) may have experienced latencies, timeouts, and errors.
According to Microsoft Azure,
an inadvertent configuration change was the trigger event for this issue. The company confirmed that
The AFD service is now operating above 98% availability.
Microsoft is continuing to work on recovery for remaining impacted customers and services.
Author summary: Azure outage resolved.