Is Microsoft Windows (windows) Down?

Is Microsoft Windows (windows) not working for everyone right now? Get current Microsoft Windows (windows) outages, status, timeouts and issue reports today.

  
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Microsoft Windows, commonly referred to as Windows, is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families, all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft
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Microsoft Windows website request errors

This graph shows Microsoft Windows errors and response times for the website over the past day. Website status and slowness is related to downtime for Microsoft Windows and errors for their site.

Microsoft Windows outage report graph

This chart above shows Microsoft Windows error reports submitted in the past 24 hours (one day) compared to the recent average over similar days. The status of Microsoft Windows is marked as "down" when the number of reported errors is significantly higher than the average errors.



More about Microsoft Windows service

Microsoft Windows, commonly referred to as Windows, is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families, all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. Active Microsoft Windows families include Windows NT and Windows IoT; these may encompass subfamilies,. Defunct Microsoft Windows families include Windows 9x, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone. Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces. Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market with over 90% market share, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced in 1984. Apple came to see Windows as an unfair encroachment on their innovation in GUI development as implemented on products such as the Lisa and Macintosh.



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What should I do if Microsoft Windows is unavailable?
If Microsoft Windows is UP but you can't load the page, here are some helpful troubleshooting steps:
Refresh
Try refreshing your browser page or close any accompanying applications and retry opening them.
Check if access to Microsoft Windows is blocked
Access to Microsoft Windows may be blocked due to an antivirus or firewall configuration either on your own computer or phone or by an employer or network. Check for anti-virus programs or firewalls installed on your machine. Alternatively, try to use the website or app via another network like one on a mobile phone so you can access Microsoft Windows.
Clear browser cache and cookies
Try clearing your browser cache and cookies and change the IP address of the computer by disconnecting and reconnecting the internet. Then try to access Microsoft Windows again.
DNS Cache
To clear the DNS cache on your computer, look up instructions for your specific operating system online. Then try to access the Microsoft Windows site again.
Web Browser Plugins
If you are still having trouble accessing Microsoft Windows, you may try to disable web browser plugins (like ad-blockers) which may be interfering with access to Microsoft Windows