Outlook.com status: access issues and outage reports
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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:
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Sign in | 2 hours ago |
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Errors | 2 hours ago |
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Sign in | 6 hours ago |
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Sign in | 6 hours ago |
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Sign in | 9 hours ago |
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Website Down | 10 hours ago |
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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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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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Winston Smith (@OceaniaRm101) reported@Outlook Come on guys. Mail is still not working. Down for over a day. Any idea when this will be resolved?
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Lin (@LinzieM79) reportedIs everyone else still having trouble accessing Hotmail/outlook emails on iPhone? @Outlook @Microsoft #hotmail
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MWBEATS (@mwbeats) reported@Outlook I keep getting the same message that MFA phone code verification isn’t available now - I need that to login to reset my password. It’s been 36 hours. Please help.
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Sarah Andrew (@SLA25) reported@Outlook when will this problem be fixed with outlook email accounts?
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Jessica Melia (@JessicaMelia17) reported@Outlook locked out of my emails since 8am this morning? Tried every single trouble shooting advice you’ve suggested and still nowhere. NOT OK 👎
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cdkcy (@ekhcchi) reported@Outlook Idk maybe let me sign in so I can check
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Kiera (@kiera34670) reported@Outlook I have had no access to my emails for 3 days now, I have tried from my phone, I have tried from my laptop nothing is working. When you google the outage it says that the issue has been resolved. Please can someone help me. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Monika Mullins (@Mbratz123) reportedNot realizing @Microsoft @Outlook was down it made me verify like 20 times on my iPhone today
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Darren Richards (@DRichards25) reported@Outlook Hi there,my mother got kicked out of her outlook yesterday bc of the outage,now she can’t get back into it bc the # on the account,she no longer has,so she can’t receive the code,help pls!
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Ellie Harris (@ellieeeharris) reported@Outlook how is outlook still down!! I haven’t been able to get onto my emails for a couple of days now. Help!!
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John Alex (@mgrjohnalex) reported@Outlook Hi, I’m locked out of my Outlook account. Unable to reset password, get a code via SMS and reached the limit of account recovery requests for today. Anything else I can do? Can you help please? Looks like it was a synch issue which caused this initially.
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✨ Laura ✨ (@Laura23WL) reported@outlook 24 hours + & it’s still down 🤬🤬🤬 can’t fix it via any of they ways they are saying to do. Need it fixed waiting for important work emails that could potentially make or break whether I keep my job or not.
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rhiannon ☕️ (@rhimckinley) reported@marlermelanie @Outlook having the same issue for 24hours. they told me it was “account specific” and that it’s a user error. still no answers and no fix. @MicrosoftHelps
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Carrie (@UNCgirl99) reported@Outlook still can’t get logged into my Hotmail account. Are there still issues currently? It won’t even let me change my password as an attempt to get it.
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Tanya Smith (@Tanyasmi) reported@Microsoft @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps What is happening ? 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 and block ! Please help
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sally (@trolly_dolly6) reported@Outlook how much longer will the system be down? I’m waiting for replies on important emails I’ve sent - 22.45 still cannot receive or send emails 😡
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reportednow I have to file a form to try to reinstate my email account all because of these ******* issues ON YOUR END @Outlook @MSFT365Status !!!!!!
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Travis Braman (@michkid) reported@Outlook We can’t even login
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reportednow I am locked out of my email account due to 'too many attempts' because of YOUR OUTAGE, an endless loop day 3 and I have to wait 24 to 48 hours to hopefully get my account recovered. Unreal @Microsoft @Outlook DO BETTER!
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🇺🇸Just Jeremy🇺🇸 (@UNAFRAIDnSTRONG) reported@Outlook is the service glitching today? I keep having to login every few minutes today
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Bill Skanely (@Bill_Skanely) reported@Outlook when are you going to fix the samsung Outlook mobile app? I'm locked out of my work account until I can verify my identity in the Outlook mobile app, but I can't do that when the Outlook mobile app doesn't work
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Shaz 🦋 (@soxxylady) reported@Outlook WHY ******** HAVE YOU NOT SORTED THE MAIL APP YET. STILL NOT WORKING OR LETTING ME SIGN IN 😡😡😡😡😡 incompetent pricks. My personal work emails are on there and needed 😡😡😡😡😡😡
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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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Greggy Ramone (@GreggyRamone) reported@heartisgone @Outlook Yes it’s Microsoft Exchange on your phone where it says add an account choose from list the exchange instead of outlook see if it lets you login there.
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Debra McGuire (@DebraMcGuire72) reported@Outlook Fix the issues with not being able to use Hotmail, NOW!!! Quit with this stupid advertising and work on it!!! 😤
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John (@gruntjeeper) reported@Outlook It’s still ****** up. Fix this **** ya mfers.
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Jgs (@Jgsbm5) reported@lovemesomeALLI @davebutter Mine says the same thing!!! No person to talk to! Idk how to fix it. @Outlook help!!
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Brett Paddock (@Brett_Paddock) reported@Outlook @MicrosoftHelps Still trying to access my emails, Still in an endless loop of trying to sign in .. When will it end ..