Microsoft is investigating an issue with its Microsoft 365 service and its Teams app, with some users reporting to DownDetector that they are having problems using services such as Exchange and Outlook.

Microsoft said Monday that it has identified the cause of a major Outlook and Teams outage, and is deploying a fix to the problem.

Several Microsoft programs, including Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Teams, are experiencing outages, according to reports on Downdetector.

Thousands of people reported issues with Microsoft Outlook Monday morning, according to Downdetector. Reported issues with the Outlook website and app began to spike around 9 a.m. Monday. By 12:30 p.m.

Microsoft said it's working to restore many programs after an outage Monday, but said progress has been slower than expected.

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday.

In September, another Microsoft outage impacted thousands of people using Outlook, Teams, cloud services, Skype, SharePoint, and more. In that outage, Microsoft blamed a third-party ISP’s managed environment for the issues. https://wgntv.com/news/have-a-turkey-this-size-you-need-to-start-thawing-today-2/

In social media posts and comments on platforms like outage tracker Downdetector, some impacted said that they were having trouble seeing their emails, loading calendars or opening other Microsoft 365 applications such as Powerpoint.

Microsoft said it is assessing "an issue impacting users attempting to us Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft Teams calendar."

Some Microsoft users are reporting issues with Outlook and other Microsoft 365 programs on Monday morning, according to the website Downdetector. User reports of Microsoft Outlook issues began around 8 a.