Microsoft says consumer products services recovered; still monitoring enterprise services

Microsoft announced on Friday that its consumer products services had fully recovered, recovering to normal operations by 4:10 p.m. UTC. However, the company is still monitoring its Microsoft 365 enterprise services, which are showing signs of sustained recovery.

The tech giant is keeping a close eye on the backlog of email messages that accumulated during the incident before declaring the issue with enterprise services resolved. In response to the incident's severity, Microsoft has decided to monitor the situation for an extended period to ensure that no further mitigation actions are needed.

Due to the significant impact this incident had, Microsoft continues to monitor the services closely, as stated in an update on its service status page. The company encourages users to stay updated with notifications for breaking news and the best stories, joining their channel for the top reads of the day on their preferred chat app.