Microsoft network service downtime, Office, Outlook, Teams, Xbox and so on are affected.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Dennis Chow, Terrence for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com Microsoft Web Services went down this afternoon, with Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Xbox and other Microsoft 365 services experiencing varying degrees of disruption and delays, mainly affecting users in Asia and Europe.

Microsoft said it had "identified a potential network issue" and was troubleshooting fixes to bring the service back online.

There are also many netizens on Weibo who say they have encountered this problem. Outlook, Teams and other major office software cannot be used.

As of the release, Microsoft said it had rolled back the network changes that caused the impact. CTOnews.com friends can wait a little while if they encounter problems, and expect to see the network improve after the rollback takes effect.