New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Microsoft's cloud platform Azure experienced a major outage on Wednesday (October 29), disrupting access to several widely used services across the globe, including Office 365, Xbox Live, Minecraft, and Copilot.

The issue stems from problems linked to Azure Front Door-the infrastructure that routes traffic across Microsoft's cloud environment-and its domain name system (DNS), which directs internet traffic by converting URLs into IP addresses. DNS failures can block users from reaching apps and cloud services entirely.

Microsoft said the outage began around 16:00 UTC, preventing many customers from accessing the Azure Portal and causing delays across its productivity suite.

"Customers may experience issues accessi...