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Microsoft confirms outage affecting search in Microsoft 365 apps
August 17, 2026
Back to all postsMicrosoft has confirmed an outage affecting search functionality within its suite of Microsoft 365 applications, including Office.com, Outlook, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business. This issue began on March 17th and is causing intermittent problems with searching documents, contacts, and other content. The outage, which has been ongoing for several days, is affecting users worldwide but has a significant impact on Canadian businesses relying on these applications as part of their daily operations. The exact cause of the outage remains unknown, but Microsoft is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Source: BleepingComputer
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