https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/04/azure_vms_down_following_meltdown_patch/ >Microsoft Azure customers are reporting problems with their virtual machines, which are struggling to come back online after being updated with the Meltdown processor patch. >The firm told one customer in a direct message on Twitter: "We are currently investigating alerts affecting Virtual Machines in West Europe. You should be receiving messaging in your portal shortly."