Thewincentral Microsoft Data Center Power Outage Disrupts Windows 11 Updates
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On February 8, 2026, a significant power outage at a Microsoft data center in the West US caused widespread disruptions to Windows 11 updates and Microsoft Store access. Thousands of users were affected as the incident began early Saturday morning, revealing vulnerabilities in centralized cloud infrastructure.
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2026-02-08
Power outage at Microsoft data center causes service disruptions
2026-02-09
Microsoft confirms outage and its impact on Windows updates
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