Microsoft 365 Alert : Service Degradation – Microsoft Forms – Users may have been unable to access or create Microsoft Forms when associated with a Microsoft 365 group – RESOLVED
27/09/2022 08:36:00 AM (BST)
Issue Reported : 26/09/2022 02:47:00 AM UTC
Microsoft Reference : FM439246
Issue Status : RESOLVED
Issue Description : Users may be unable to access or create Microsoft Forms when associated with a Microsoft 365 group.
More info : Users may have seen an error indicating that they weren’t authorized to access the Microsoft Forms affected by this issue.
Scope of impact : Any user attempting to access a Microsoft Form associated with a Microsoft 365 group may have been affected.
Final Update : 27/09/2022 08:36:00 AM – Microsoft determined that a recent Microsoft Forms update introduced an issue that prevented membership request checks for Microsoft 365 groups when users attempted to access or create a form associated with a group. They have reverted the offending update to restore access to these forms as expected and internally confirmed resolution.
Root cause : A recent Microsoft Forms update introduced an issue that prevented membership request checks for Microsoft 365 groups when users attempted to access or create a form associated with a group.
Next steps : Microsoft are reviewing the testing and validation procedures for updates to better identify changes within them that may impact group membership validation for dependent features to prevent issues like this in the future.