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Xbox Live outage highlights a major issue with Microsoft's consoles – but there is a fix

Microsoft's Xbox Live service was down for almost seven hours, exposing a huge problem with Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

As a result of the outage, countless Xbox owners flocked to X to express their anger at being locked out of their consoles, with the downtime lasting almost seven hours. Time is precious, especially when it comes to gaming, meaning those who had planned to relax and play their favorite Xbox titles were unable to do so due to no fault of their own. Due to the volatile nature of any online service, you can take steps to prevent being at the mercy of Microsoft’s Xbox Live connection in the future.

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