A worldwide outage involving Microsoft's Outlook and other applications continues into Friday morning as they say they are working to restore services, with some users saying they are regaining access.

Microsoft says it is making positive progress towards restoring service after the major outage disrupted service for thousands of users. Outlook, Teams and the company's AI assistant Copilot are among the platforms impacted, leaving many unable to access emails, send messages, or use other important tools.

Around 5 a.m. Friday, Microsoft said on their social media, "We're seeing early stabilization and capacity improvements as recovery actions continue."