Microsoft has successfully navigated a significant Azure cloud outage that temporarily disrupted a range of its services and impacted numerous businesses worldwide. The incident, which began around 16:00 UTC on October 29, 2025, affected popular platforms such as Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Minecraft, alongside major companies like Capital One, Alaska Airlines, and Starbucks.
Recovery Progress
In a statement, Microsoft Azure acknowledged that the outage was triggered by an inadvertent configuration change, leading to latencies, timeouts, and errors for customers utilizing Azure Front Door (AFD). Fortunately, the company reported that AFD services have rebounded to over 98% availability, with full restoration anticipated by October 30, 2025. Microsoft remains committed to updating users should recovery be achieved ahead of schedule.
- The outage affected Microsoft 365, Xbox, Minecraft, and major companies, including Starbucks and Capital One.
- Azure services have recovered to over 98% availability, with full restoration expected by October 30th.
- Xbox Support confirmed all gaming services are back online, though some players had to restart their consoles.
In the realm of gaming, Xbox Support has confirmed that all services have returned to their pre-incident state. However, some players found it necessary to restart their consoles to reconnect. “Thank you for your patience while we addressed this issue,” the company expressed in a recent communication.
Additionally, UK internet provider Community Fibre indicated that its customers may have experienced connectivity issues as a result of the Microsoft outage. The root cause of this disruption was traced back to DNS problems, echoing the challenges faced during a recent Amazon Web Services outage that similarly caused widespread disruption across various websites and gaming platforms.
