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  1. ChatGPT Outage 2025: Frontend Failure, Enterprise Resilience, and OneGov Impacts

    OpenAI’s ChatGPT suffered a widespread service disruption on September 3, 2025, that left thousands of users unable to see responses in the Conversations web UI and sparked an immediate wave of troubleshooting, vendor-switching and enterprise planning conversations across technical communities...
  2. Major Outlook Outage: 26,000 Reports & What Windows Users Need to Know

    In a developing story that has caught the attention of Windows users and IT professionals alike, thousands of reports are flooding in regarding an Outlook outage. According to a recent FOX 5 New York report, over 26,000 outage alerts have been recorded, affecting not only Outlook but several...
  3. Outlook Unresponsive? Latest Microsoft 365 Issues Explained

    If you’ve noticed Outlook acting like a moody teenager—unresponsive and unpredictable—you’re not alone! Today, Microsoft customers are reporting widespread issues affecting Microsoft 365 applications, including the likely culprit: Outlook. Our tech-savvy community knows how crucial these...
  4. Microsoft 365 and Outlook Outage: Causes, Impacts, and User Tips

    On Monday morning, a wave of frustration swept over users as Microsoft 365 and Outlook faced significant downtime, leaving thousands of employees stranded in a productivity limbo. In a world where online communication is crucial for both work and personal interactions, an outage like this can...
  5. Microsoft Services Outage: Outlook, Teams, and 365 Face Disruptions

    On November 25, 2024, users were thrown into a frenzy as multiple Microsoft services, including Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Teams, suffered from significant outages reported widely on Downdetector. If you found yourself staring at a spinning wheel of doom or refreshing your inbox like a...
  6. Microsoft's Hotpatching Feature for Windows 11 24H2 Update: What You Need to Know

    In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft recently outlined details regarding the hotpatching feature for Windows 11's forthcoming 24H2 update, only to subsequently remove the document from its official site. This feature has been in the works for some time and is aimed at revolutionizing the...
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    How do we know the reason to reboot a server

    How do we know the reason to reboot a server
  8. Service Interruption: Update Causing 30-Minute Downtime Resolved

    We apologize for the recent downtime (approx. 30 minutes) due to an update. Should be back now! Take care.
  9. Scheduled Maintenance on February 5, 2018

    The website will be down briefly at 0400 hours UMT (London time) on February 5th, 2018 for a kernel upgrade. The downtime should last no longer than a couple minutes. Thanks!
  10. Team Foundation Server PreUpgrade Tool 2015

    TFS tool used to help reduce downtime when upgrading to TFS 2015. Link Removed
  11. High Priority Maintenance Notice for November 16 - November 17

    Notice to our Valued Members and Visitors... Maintenance Notice: WindowsForum.com will be down from today, November 16th to November 17th, 9PM to 4AM CST for server migration purposes at our data center. These times are approximations.
  12. Scheduled Downtime Mon, August 17th, between 12AM - 4AM CST

    Mon, August 17th, between 12AM - 4AM CST Website Downtime Notification WindowsForum.com will be offline from 12 AM to 4 AM CST on the 17th of August for a major system upgrade. During this time, access to the website may be restricted or unavailable. This process should not take long, but in...
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    Noob question about user profiles, networks, and servers

    I have a server running Win server 2008. There are 7 workstations running windows 7. The business software I use has its own database server function, I literally have to "turn on" the software's database by clicking an icon in my server's task bar. My network is a DOMAIN, but the software can...
  14. Hotmail.com is down

    as of Jan 17, 2014. Members using Hotmail.com for this forum will not receive email alerts for a while. It's been down for quite a while now.
  15. Important: System Upgrade Maintenance (Jan 16 - Jan 20)

    Apologies for any disturbances, but the website and its multiple components are currently undergoing major system upgrade and maintenance. This maintenance is expected to be completed by Monday, January 20th. During this time frame, the website may, at times, become unavailable. It is hoped that...
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    Windows 7 Windows Outlook Down

    Has anybody noticed Outlook is still down at 4 pm? Any rumors on what the problem is? Joe
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    Windows 8 Unexpected PC Date Changes: Troubleshooting System Time Issues

    Twice in the last week I've gone to use my pc and the system date had changed at some point during downtime. First time about 40 years into the future causing several problems. Second time(today) causing some different problems. Each time it took me awhile to realize what had happened. No...
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    Unannounced Downtime for Updates (February 22nd)

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Hello to all of our members and guests alike, Although we strive for 99.999% uptime, and while technically, our service is still working for a majority of visitors around the world, this afternoon required unannounced maintenance. The service level action involves...
  19. Network Maintenance: February 27, 2012, 11:00PM to 3:00AM CST (5:00AM to 9:00AM CST)

    Hello, This is a notification of planned network maintenance on February 27, 2012, 11:00PM to 3:00AM CST (5:00AM to 9:00AM CST) Summary of Maintenance: The goal of this maintenance window is to increase available bandwidth and improve our network capacity. During this process we will upgrade...
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    Facebook continues dealing with more problems - Site down for some period today

    (CNN) -- Facebook was down for many users for several hours Thursday, the second day in a row access to the site was hampered. "Today we experienced technical difficulties causing the site to be unavailable for a number of users," a spokeswoman said in an email. "The issue has been resolved and...