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FIX: Server temporarily unavailable in Skype for Business
Quickly fix this common error in your Skype for business
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Updated onOctober 5, 2023
updated onOctober 5, 2023
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Skype for Business offers additional features over the standard Skype plan which is free. However, if you are coming back from a long vacation, you encounter “Servertemporarily unavailable” or “a network or server issue is temporarily limiting features“errors in Skype for Business.
Several Skyper for Business users reported to have encountered thiserrorin theMicrosoft community.
I cannot login toSkypefor Business from my desktop application. I get thiserror:Serveris temporarily unavailable. Though, I can login from my mobile devices and from my desktop using the OWA version. But, not the application.
If you are also troubled by thiserror, here are a couple of troubleshooting tips fix theserveris temporarily unavailable Skype for Business error.
What can I do to fix Server is temporarily unavailable Skype error?
1. Clear corrupted cache
2. Manually configure Skype for Business
Checkservicestatus
3. Update and reinstall Skype
Reinstall Skype
There are a number of technical reasons why this might happen. Wait a few minutes and try to sign in again. If that doesn’t work, contact your workplace technical support and provide a link to this page: Troubleshooting Skype for Business Online sign-in errors for administrators.
By following the steps in this article you can fixserverissues with your Skype for Business app in Windows.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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