Microsoft Copilot hit by service outage, error messages reported
Microsoft has confirmed that its Copilot AI assistant is experiencing degraded service, with many users receiving error messages instead of answers to their prompts. The company says it has traced the problem to a specific API endpoint and is reviewing diagnostics to find the root cause.
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As Copilot becomes more deeply embedded in Windows, Office, and enterprise workflows, outages like this highlight how dependent everyday productivity tools have become on cloud AI infrastructure. Any disruption underscores the fragility of relying on a single backend service for core assistant features.
- Microsoft Copilot is currently showing error messages instead of normal responses.
- The issue has been traced to a specific API endpoint, according to Microsoft.
- Microsoft is investigating and has not yet announced a fix timeline.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-09-17
Published there as: “Having issues with Microsoft Copilot? Here’s what’s going on”
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