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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.

Outlook.com Outage Chart 02/28/2026 16:00

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (51%)

    Sign in (51%)

  2. Website Down (25%)

    Website Down (25%)

  3. Errors (24%)

    Errors (24%)

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 StatesPittsburg Sign in
United StatesMcKinney Errors
IrelandDublin Sign in
FranceMeximieux Sign in
AustraliaPerth Sign in
AustraliaBrisbane Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • NickUpton88 Slick Nick (@NickUpton88) reported

    @Outlook Just started a new email account with you. Being told I need to verify, but the verification key won’t load. So now I can’t send emails?! How do I fix this. Also, been waiting over an hour to chat with an agent about this.

  • alhavet あべちゃん (@alhavet) reported

    @Outlook @HarshitMalpani8 It worked without problems. JP

  • CharlotteCockle Charlotte (@CharlotteCockle) reported

    @neens_g @Outlook My outlook is down 👀. What kind of sour eye…

  • yratof Andrew Lazarus (@yratof) reported

    @Rag_Tagg Damn, that usually resets my devices amnesia - Just checked the @outlook account and they know there is an issue

  • BlueWest18 Blue West (@BlueWest18) reported

    Now Hotmail & @outlook are down! Must be some foreign hacker wreaking havoc with major US internet companies! @potus

  • n7ekg Ed C. Ex-cop. Linux-head. Day trader. (@n7ekg) reported

    @Outlook IMAP services down, web access OK...

  • kalindhibhatia kalindhi (@kalindhibhatia) reported

    @TheTweetOfGod can we please have an @Outlook outage? Thanks.

  • Rhods89 Rhodri Andrews (@Rhods89) reported

    @Outlook @DigiGeekly Outlook online is still down for me? I can log in but not receiving any emails at all.

  • TGSOFL TG (@TGSOFL) reported

    @Outlook is down in #LasVegas.

  • Sudhans42246878 Init 5 (@Sudhans42246878) reported

    Is outlook down too?? @Outlook ??

  • mattlovesalexa Love alexa❤️ (@mattlovesalexa) reported

    @Outlook I keep getting do you want to download again befor I get into sign in

  • adrian_horner adrian horner (@adrian_horner) reported

    @Outlook . Showing error 500 all day! Help!

  • Carrera_07 Day07 (@Carrera_07) reported

    @xnickanix @Outlook I have the same problem, Icannot start the session and from the cell phone it asks me to download a file, wich does not

  • ValShawcross Valerie Shawcross (@ValShawcross) reported from Croydon, England

    @Outlook is Hotmail down ?

  • FiSlowey Fi Slowey (@FiSlowey) reported

    @jesskellynt @VodafoneIreland @Outlook Yes, seems to be issues with Vodafone at the moment...

  • ThomasThijme Thomas (@ThomasThijme) reported

    @Outlook @Android @SamsungMobile There is an error when trying to open a calendar item from the lockscreen widget with the Outlook app. #samsung #outlook #android

  • pawprints1986 Laney 👩‍💻🥄🍊🇨🇦 (@pawprints1986) reported

    @Outlook @HarshitMalpani8 Is this a server issue? Specifically, is anyone at risk of losing emails they've relied on such servers to save online? Just checking Been down about 4 hours now that I know of

  • SHolmegirl Upsetta Kandi (@SHolmegirl) reported

    Wait deh!! @Outlook is down?

  • Ma_Malebolger Má Vontade (@Ma_Malebolger) reported

    @Outlook @wulalahouston died huh, let's fix it there, because that's why I have updates of my favorite fics u.u

  • ashishvermapu Ashish Verma (@ashishvermapu) reported

    In a few days, I find so many issues with @Outlook 's web app and I switch back to desktop app. Only to immediately remind my why I hate it more.

  • jenniferdoleac Jennifer Doleac (@jenniferdoleac) reported

    @maibennett @Outlook Weird, that is one problem I’ve never had w Outlook. 🙃

  • je102taime AN (@je102taime) reported

    @Outlook It still is not working, you keep saying my Gmail alternative is correct but still I am unable to receive the code. I have checked in all email boxes

  • Nikota9c Nikota (@Nikota9c) reported

    @Outlook a notice of service outage please, shame on you

  • datwanidevesh devesh datwani (@datwanidevesh) reported

    And now @Outlook is down

  • Athena_Snakes Athena (@Athena_Snakes) reported

    so @Outlook is down as well?

  • imPradR Pradeep Rangarajan (@imPradR) reported

    Is @Outlook down too?

  • huzefamotiwala Huzefa (フゼファ) (@huzefamotiwala) reported

    @gmail The problem is not with my Gmail account. I can access it from the web and mobile. The problem: There is more-than-actual line spacing in between paragraphs when mail is sent from @Outlook on #web and viewed in the #Gmail app.

  • intlcarly Carly (seasonal pun)👻 (@intlcarly) reported

    🚨🚨🚨🚨Microsoft @Outlook is down

  • BlueWest18 Blue West (@BlueWest18) reported

    . @CNETNews @WIRED @Outlook Hotwire & Outlook .com websites are down tonight. What's next??

  • frietjemed Mb (@frietjemed) reported

    outlook is such a ****** app. tell me why i gotta sign in and register my phone every ******* day? @Outlook