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Outlook.com is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services from Microsoft. One of the world's first webmail services, it was founded in 1996 as Hotmail.
Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of Outlook.com reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Outlook.com users through our website.
- Sign in (66%)
- Errors (17%)
- Website Down (17%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Waltham Forest
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Sign in | 17 minutes ago |
 Paris
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Website Down | 52 minutes ago |
 New York City
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Sign in | 1 hour ago |
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Manchester
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Website Down | 2 hours ago |
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Gerrards Cross
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Website Down | 2 hours ago |
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Harrisburg
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Sign in | 4 hours ago |
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Leaves Ahead (@acetipped) reported@Outlook when are you guys going to fix this email sync outage on iPhone?
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EP (@xxEP27xx) reported@Outlook FIX YOUR SERVERS
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Ms.Tab00 (@MsTab00) reported@Outlook Posting while your servers are down is asinine behavior 🥴
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Emmanuel Valle (@valle_emma61666) reported@simoncarrington @Outlook Yep. Skip the form loop and call support or use account recovery from a device he’s used before, same wifi helps a lot. I heard about Fomr and lol even free form tools feel less broken than Outlook’s mess
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Justine Gunner (@GunnerJustine) reported@Outlook the iPhone app keeps logging me out and won’t let me sign in. I’m not getting sent any codes through to my mobile, to prove who I am. But I can log in using a web browser?
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Niki Johnson 🦐 (@nikitheshrimper) reported@Outlook Hi, is there a problem with the system? Can’t access my hotmail account via my iPhone. Kept asking for verification, deleted my account now can’t reinstate it!?
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James Alexander (@justjamess87) reported@Outlook how am i STILL not able to access my EMAILS??? Why are your services STILL DOWN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Coming upto 48 hrs now! This is ridiculous and absolutely unacceptable. #outlook #outlookdown #hotmail ******* Joke!
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Kal (@kaleighlynnnn) reported@MicrosoftHelps @Outlook email has been down for 24 hours! Asks for phone number then says that service isn't working right now. No other way to verify. help???
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DingerDegen (@TheDingerDegen) reported@Outlook can you guys get your **** together and fix the damn outlook mail?? this is insane in 2026 We can’t get into our emails? What the hell are you guys doing over there?
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Nersu 🏁 (@nrlfilho) reportedHey @Outlook, I’m having problems with my email login since this morning in my iPhone. The system keeping asking me to log in multiple times and every time that I try to, I can’t. Can you guys help me?
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CODY RICHARDSON (@blkcapholdings) reported@Outlook Clearly the fix isn’t fixed. Test first, not last.
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DP (@Dportz11) reported@nickdent1990 @Outlook Big issue
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Jenny (@Rinatiic) reported@Outlook I genuinely don’t know if I was hacked or bc of this outage please fix it my god
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Simon Ward (@SimonJWard93) reported@Outlook Fix it. It’s getting stupid now. At least give communication you are aware and looking into the issue?
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Dodgy Anon (@DodgyAnon) reported@Outlook 4 inscrutable puzzles to help you fight “the robots” only for it to encounter an unexpected error and have me do it again. Useless anti-user company. Absolute out of touch disgrace.
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Gяace&Peteя♡ (@GraceJ_PeterM) reported@Microsoft @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps What is taking so long?Mail app on iPhone still not working for outlook / Hotmail accounts. Asks to re-enter password put in correct password you say it’s wrong or too many times which is not right, then codes don’t come through!we need access!
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Tech With Taylor (@TechWTaylor) reported@Outlook how much longer until this issue is resolved???
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Helen Clare (@HelenClarex) reported@Outlook haven’t been able to log in to my email on iPhone or desktop. Keeps saying I’ve entered my password wrong too many times (I haven’t) I’m not able to login via a code or any other way 🤬
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Wild (@Wildlvl) reported@Outlook WHAT ARE YOU DOING???! WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO FIX THE ISSUE!! MY WORK DEPENDS ON IT
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Erick (@erickacevedor) reportedI love (not really) how I need to login each time on outlook web. I mean, each freaking time man @Outlook -- you're a 3.19 TRILLION USD company, I think wont be difficult to fix something like this.
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Leslie Berry ☮️ 💙🍀🌎🌟 (@lacberry1) reported@Outlook Instead of posting stuff, try getting the Outlook issue resolved! Still not working!!
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Naomi (@bluenaomi) reported@Outlook For2 I have been locked out of my emails, despite filling out forms many times over. I filled in all the details you asked for many times. I do NOT have a number you can text me on because I am using a different sim on vacation. So just fix it. This is terrible service
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Shoes (@J_Keith101) reported@MSFT365Status @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook I am still unable to get into my Hotmail account after 3+ days on ANY device or app and internet. Please take these issues seriously and fix this. This is NOT an intermittent problem, it is an OUTAGE.
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Nicky Cowell (@NickyCowell) reported@Gem83Col @Outlook @Microsoft Mine is also down but if you log into Hotmail via your web browser it should work. That’s the only way I can check my emails
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sally (@trolly_dolly6) reported@Outlook Can’t log onto server I’ve tried all options recommend this is ridiculous now over 24 hours later
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April Rose 🇨🇦🌹 (@April__Rose__) reported@MSFT365Status so no fix? You people done for the work day?! @Microsoft @Outlook #Microsoft
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@faisal9051911 @Outlook Did they recover your acct/email you or were you able to reset your pw w no issues?
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Gurjot S (@drewbiebertbh) reported@Outlook fix the issue pls
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Liam (@Liamdestroyer39) reported@Outlook Haven’t been able to see my emails all day as it’s not working on iPhone 😑
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⚡️Rob Truss⚡️ (@robtruss81) reported@Outlook is the app still down in the uk ? Can’t log in !