Microsoft outage: recovery advances but 20+ products still affected

Cointime update: Microsoft said on November 13 that it is making progress restoring access to its flagship software and ending an outage that disrupted government agencies, traders and businesses worldwide. In a notice issued around 9 a.m. New York time, the company said service availability is improving and email queues have dropped significantly toward normal levels. It warned, however, that users of more than 20 products and services may still encounter errors, and said there is no evidence of malicious activity.