Microsoft 365 (Admin Center) experienced a minor incident on October 5, 2026, lasting 24m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- monitoring Oct 05, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC
User impact: Admins intermittently may be unable to access the Microsoft 365 admin center. Current status: We’re investigating an unusually large increase in requests to the Microsoft 365 admin center and expect that this increase is resulting in requests queuing and timing-out. We’re reviewing options for mitigating this issue and determining if other factors are contributing to the problem. Scope of impact: Admins attempting to access the Microsoft 365 admin center may be intermittently affected. Next update by: Wednesday, October 6, at 12:30 AM UTC