Microsoft has confirmed that service availability for the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre has been restored following today's degradation affecting some administrator access requests.
No further impact has been observed, and the incident is considered resolved. Microsoft continues to investigate the underlying cause as part of their post-incident review.
Posted Oct 06, 2026 - 14:15 NZDT
Investigating
Microsoft is currently investigating an issue affecting access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Portal for some administrators. Users may experience difficulties accessing the Admin Centre while Microsoft's investigation is ongoing.
At this time, there is no indication of a wider impact to Microsoft 365 end-user services. We are monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as they become available.
Microsoft Advisory: MO1488931 Impact: Microsoft 365 Admin Portal access for some administrators may be unavailable.
Posted Oct 06, 2026 - 12:56 NZDT
This incident affected: Microsoft Services (Microsoft 365 Admin Centre/Admin Portal).