Outlook.com

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Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: sign in, website down and errors.

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.

Outlook.com Outage Chart 02/12/2026 10:05

February 12: Problems at Outlook.com

Outlook.com is having issues since 02:40 PM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Outlook.com users through our website.

  1. Sign in (54%)

    Sign in (54%)

  2. Website Down (25%)

    Website Down (25%)

  3. Errors (21%)

    Errors (21%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomRomford Sign in
United StatesElyria Sign in
United StatesMiami Errors
United StatesLittleton Errors
United StatesBowling Green Sign in
United KingdomPentre Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • SamFotofiend David Samuel (@SamFotofiend) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook I HAVE HAD AND USED DAILY THE SAME HOTMAIL ADDRES FOR OVER TWENTY [20] YEARS RECD 2 THEATENING CRIMINAL EMAILS TO END MY ACCT IF I DO NOT SIGN IN GO TO HELL I WILL SUE YOU ANSWER ME CRIMINAL

  • MacDonaldRK3 Robert MacDonald (@MacDonaldRK3) reported

    @Outlook Hello can someone call me sometime today it is 4 AM my time maybe in about 6 hours I have to get this issue with my Birth date fixed because it is Very irritating getting the warning window all the time telling me I need my Deceased parents permission to do stuff on my PC

  • rockclimber03 Karen (not a Karen) 🇺🇦 (@rockclimber03) reported

    Umm @Microsoft when are you going to fix @Outlook Live?

  • melv1 Lee Melville (@melv1) reported

    @Outlook Microsoft hotmail has sunk to a new low in continuing efforts to jam ads down our throats. Now I see ads showing up in my inbox as if they were legit mail? Come on Microsoft, are you really that desperate? Might be finally time to switch to gmail.

  • IanHCooper Ian Cooper (he/him) 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@IanHCooper) reported

    @Outlook "There was a problem with Microsoft Office and we apologise for the inconvenience" Microsoft Error Reporting log version: 2.0 Error Signature: Exception: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION ExceptionEnumString: 2 Exception Code: 0x00000001 (0x000000012c1a73aa)

  • aelessard Ashley (@aelessard) reported

    @Outlook is 2fa down for texting? I’m getting a message on my outlook accounts saying “we couldn’t send the code. please try again.” Email codes seem to be working but not text.

  • mlg9955 Mlg9955 (@mlg9955) reported

    @Outlook Fix your website. I need to send my assignment in by sunday. Hurry tf up

  • StephenAdewal15 Stephen Adewale (@StephenAdewal15) reported

    @Void_The_Rebel @Outlook Please have you been able to verify your account.....Please I have been having same issue since Friday

  • itsmeLinyela Linyela (@itsmeLinyela) reported

    @Outlook why I can’t receive any email anymore? I can send them, I’ve tested it. My boss told me she send me an email twice which I haven’t received. I tried to send myself an email from another account and didn’t receive it either. Have the issue on both browser and iphone app.

  • SamFotofiend David Samuel (@SamFotofiend) reported

    @Outlook 20+ YEARS YOUR RECENT CHANGES AND THE GARBAGE APPS WITH IT MAKE YOUR ONCE FINE PROGRAM NOW TEDIOUS AND JUST PLAIN SCREWED UP ROLL IT BACK QUIT THE UP DATES IT WASNT BROKEN NOW IT IS UPDATES IMPLY POOR PROGRAMING

  • jaymelbe PhD. Jérémie Melchior (❤MAUI) 🇺🇦 (@jaymelbe) reported

    I don't know what's wrong with @Outlook but it's getting worse! I can't add any email account in it.... although they are all Microsoft 365 accounts. Only 1 of the added email account still sync ... the others are all broken and there's absolutely no information about why! HELP

  • JTFouquier Jennifer Fouquier (@JTFouquier) reported

    @caplansteve One issue is there is a problem with @Outlook and list-serves. For whatever reason the default is to reply to the sender and the list-serve. That should NOT be the default when using “reply”. It’s caused privacy issues on my campus and needs to be fixed.

  • UTSBET UTSbet (@UTSBET) reported

    @canadagraphs @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps Same issue here

  • sdunn_dev Shannon Dunn (@sdunn_dev) reported

    @Outlook noticing a ton more junk slipping by outlook online accounts lately. Any updates coming soon to fix this?

  • StephenAdewal15 Stephen Adewale (@StephenAdewal15) reported

    @Void_The_Rebel @Outlook Having same issues

  • zefie zefie (@zefie) reported

    Just heard from a client that @Outlook subscribes to the UCEPROTECT scam, so if you have a server with any hosts that UCEPROTECT dislikes, despite how well you configured yours, your emails will be screwed. UCEPROTECT was exposed before COVID, fix this please. @MicrosoftHelps

  • MarkusWerle So-called Artist 㡹 (@MarkusWerle) reported

    @Google I have 2 accounts. I can log in via browser and read e-mails. Both accounts share the same confirmation phone number. I was able to connect the first one with @Outlook via the web based login dialog after multiple attempts. 2nd account: no chance. Screenshot above.

  • DavidDa933 David Davis (@DavidDa933) reported

    @huf_brian @Outlook I had similar issue but the support service wasn't helpful not until I was referred to coderjeni_dev on Instagram. She is helpful

  • bicakci_mustafa Mustafa Bıçakcı (@bicakci_mustafa) reported

    @Outlook still sends me emails and documents from people I don't know because our surname or e-mail is a bit similar. So I have access to information from the bill such as name, address and even time and duration of internet usage. Isn't this a serious privacy issue?

  • AngelOfGuidance A. T. (@AngelOfGuidance) reported

    @Outlook @semihmasat I have the same exact problem and it's getting out of control not only are they in the junk box now they are in the inbox and sometimes doubles .

  • DatAshe4 Dat Ashe (@DatAshe4) reported

    @Outlook I have been trying for days to regain access to an old e-mail account. The problem is I forgot my password and the recovery e-mail was with AOL who deactivated the account. I have tried a number of times to fill out the recovery form but get rejected every time. Any help?

  • jpasquinileafs Joseph Pasquini - Leafs24/7 (@jpasquinileafs) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook @MicrosoftHelpt I am having an issue where I am receiving an email saying my account is compromised and I am unable to receive my verification code. Please help as soon as possible.

  • aelessard Ashley (@aelessard) reported

    @Outlook No, I am still getting the error if I try to get the code via text. If I put in the wrong last 4 of a phone #, I get the normal message that says “if **** matches the last 4 digits, we’ll send you a code.” But when I put in the correct last 4, I get “we couldn’t send the code.”

  • BelovedPhoenix Michael (@BelovedPhoenix) reported

    @Outlook I have a folder filled with nearly 3000 e-mails and it is now down to 179 today. What happened to my missing e-mails?

  • barncyber_tech barncyber_tech (@barncyber_tech) reported

    @Froddle @Outlook Is no issue just inbox if you need Help

  • reip_ual Pierre Laurens (@reip_ual) reported

    @Outlook My Outlook is down... I'm not allowed to send or received an email! Any help to fix the bug?

  • canadagraphs Canadagraphs 🇺🇦 (@canadagraphs) reported

    Hey @Outlook What happened to the up & down arrows for emails? How do I go from the current email I am on, to the next one in the folder without going all the way back into the inbox folder? @MicrosoftHelps

  • RomireTV Romire (@RomireTV) reported from Gladstone Central, State of Queensland

    Hey @MicrosoftAU @Outlook my inbox is capped (wasn't aware there was a thing like that) and old messages won't delete out, any idea how to fix this?

  • don_valcon Don valcon (@don_valcon) reported

    @Outlook I keep getting this error but i created group & havent had issues before ….. The recipient's email system isn't accepting messages now. Please try resending your message later or contact the recipient directly.

  • zefie zefie (@zefie) reported

    Just heard from a client that @Outlook subscribes to the UCEPROTECT scam, so if you have a server with any hosts that UCEPROTECT dislikes, despite how well you configured yours, your emails will be screwed. UCEPROTECT was exposed before COVID, fix this please. @MicrosoftSupport