Microsoft Teams went down but at the best possible time TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Microsoft Teams went down but at the best possible time By Mike Moore published 21 July 2022 The timing of this major Microsoft Teams outage meant fortunately no-one really noticed (Image credit: Shutterstock - Natee Meepian) Audio player loading… A major outage has affected Microsoft Teams, but fortunately not many users will have been too affected as it occured in the middle of the night. The video conferencing service went down at around 01.45am UTC last night (July 21) with users unable to connect or join Microsoft Teams calls. The outage also had a knock-on effect on several other Microsoft 365 services, with the likes of Word, Office Online and SharePoint Online seemingly affected. Microsoft Teams down Microsoft acknowledged the outage in a tweet on its Microsoft 365 Status profile, noting that the cause appeared to be internal. "We've determined that a recent deployment contained a broken connection to an internal storage service, which has resulted in impact," it said in a follow-up tweet (opens in new tab). The outage continued for several hours, with Microsoft only confirming that Teams was returning to full functionality three hours after its initial declaration. Fortunately, the timing of the outage, coming as most of Europe and Asia was offline for the night, and most of the Americas was finishing for the working day, meant that the majority of users were not affected. However. several users were quick to reply to Microsoft's tweets, urging the company to not rush the repairs too much. I just want to say, Microsoft Teams, please take your time. No rush to fix your servers. Really it's ok. We can wait.WE CAN WAIT. REALLY.July 21, 2022See moreRead more> Here's our list of the best headsets for conference calls right now (opens in new tab) > The most common Microsoft Teams problems and how to fix them (opens in new tab) > This Microsoft Teams update could bring the worst thing about high school to your work calls (opens in new tab) Microsoft Teams has proved fairly resilient to outages in its short lifespan, with the service only seeing major downtime back in April 2020 (opens in new tab) as it was at the beginning of its popularity. The company has worked hard to ensure its popular messaging service remains operational for users around the world, releasing a number of security updates and upgrades for the platform to keep it safe from cyberthreats. This includes the launch of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) (opens in new tab), which should make it harder for outside forces such as hackers or fraudsters to gain access to information shared over Microsoft Teams.Check out our list of the best collaboration tools (opens in new tab) out there Via The Register (opens in new tab) Mike MooreDeputy Editor, TechRadar ProMike Moore is Deputy Editor at TechRadar Pro. He has worked as a B2B and B2C tech journalist for nearly a decade, including at one of the UK's leading national newspapers and fellow Future title ITProPortal, and when he's not keeping track of all the latest enterprise and workplace trends, can most likely be found watching, following or taking part in some kind of sport. See more Software news Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me2Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie3Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago4RTX 4090 too expensive? Nvidia resurrects another old favorite5More than one million credit card details leaked online1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me2iPhone 15 tipped to come with an upgraded 5G chip3If this feature succeeds for Modern Warfare 2, Microsoft can't ignore it4Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month5The Rings of Power episode 8 trailer feels like one big Sauron misdirect Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)