India, July 23 -- Microsoft experienced a widespread service disruption on Thursday morning that left users unable to access several of its key platforms, including Microsoft 365, Teams and Outlook, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.

Thousands of users reported login failures and service interruptions as the outage affected both consumers and businesses that rely on Microsoft's software for workplace communication and productivity. Reports on Downdetector indicated the disruption was broad-based, impacting multiple services simultaneously.

Microsoft had not disclosed the cause of the outage as of Thursday morning, and it remained unclear when normal service would be restored. The company had yet to provide a timeline for...