'Take your time': Funniest reactions to Microsoft global outage

Published on 13 November 2026 - 12:49 GMT+1

Happy Friday... Except for Microsoft, which is experiencing a major outage affecting its Outlook, Teams, and AI software Copilot services.

The outage, which first began on Thursday according to monitoring website Downdetector, has been reported in more than 70 countries and is impacting millions of users globally.

Microsoft continues to provide updates but has revealed that the changes meant to fix the outage are "not taking as expected."

While many wait for things to get resolved (or not), the internet has wasted no time in reacting to Microsoft's woes and getting "Microsoft" to be the top trending term online.

Here are some of the best and funniest reactions:

"It’s almost Friday, so there’s really no point in Outlook coming back now. And it's November, so it's almost Christmas. No point really coming back until January if you think about it. Let's circle back then."

"Microsoft Outlook is down and it's Friday..."

"Microsoft Headquarters right now……"

"Whoever shut down Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Calendars. May your pillow be cool at night and your turkey and dressing be amazing for Thanksgiving."

"Alright who at Microsoft slept with a Chinese spy?"

"Whoever is troubleshooting and working on the Microsoft outage for Outlook and Teams... Take your time."

"Microsoft Office going down is like a snow day for adults."

“Microsoft Outlook will return in Avengers Doomsday.”

"When your email can't find me."

"To the Microsoft employees desperately trying to bring Outlook back online, please don't push yourselves too hard. Your health matters more than any deadline. Take a long weekend, relax and come back Monday feeling refreshed. You've worked hard enough this week and I promise those 400 unread emails aren't going anywhere."

"With Outlook down, it's time to be like Kelly Rowland and start sending emails through Excel."

"Microsoft after announcing that 25% of its workforce will be made redundant. Outlook down! Reputation down! Look like a clown!"