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Active - ExpressRoute Gateway - Multiple services experiencing connectivity issues in multiple regions

ResolvedcriticalUnverified reportFirst recorded update Sep 30, 2026, 08:30 PM · Resolved Oct 1, 2026, 08:30 PM

Impact statement: Starting at 20:30 UTC on 30 September 2026, customers using ExpressRoute and/or VPN Gateway may experience degraded or interrupted connectivity. We are also seeing impact to components responsible for managing network gateways, which may affect some management operations. Current status: Our investigation has identified a correlation between the onset of impact and infrastructure operating system servicing activity. During this activity, some network gateway instances became unhealthy or temporarily unavailable. We have paused the associated operating system servicing...

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