Published 22:13 IST, March 16th 2020

Microsoft Teams Down: What is the current status of this communication app?

The app Microsoft Teams went down for more than two hours as many employees tried to work from their homes through the app. Here is the current status.

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Microsoft Teams, communications and chat tool, crashed all across Europe on morning of March 16, 2020. Microsoft Teams out started when thousands of workers all across country started to sign in and tried to work remotely. app us h shot up after coronavirus crisis that has spre around world. Many employees took to Twitter to tweet about topic of Microsoft Teams Down.

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Microsoft Teams status

According to an article on a news portal, app was down for more than two hours. issues included signing into service as well as sending messs to ir fellow workers. Microsoft took immediate action on same and rectified all problems that emerged in just over two hours. A Twitter account specifically me for updates concerning similar incidents with app tweeted about rectification:

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While issue was resolved, it still created a lot of problems for many employees as well as employers. After pandemic of COVID-19 broke out, governments of many countries asked companies, schools, and or institutions to grant 'work from home' option to ir employees. This measure was taken so that re is furr spre of virus.

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article also claims that re are many schools that are using Microsoft Teams for remote education to avoid any stopp in ir acemic year. It also informs that this is t first time that Microsoft Teams has been down. It h issues after it forgot to renew SSL security certificate. y h apologized for same later.

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Microsoft Teams app is currently working. One can downlo Microsoft Teams from ir Android through Google Play Store. Apple store also has app for free downlo.