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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 (72%)
- Website Down (15%)
- Errors (13%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
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Sign in | 1 day ago |
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Sign in | 2 days ago |
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Errors | 2 days ago |
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Timothy Nichols (@nichols_ti28279) reported@rossiantony46 @Outlook Volan_xyber can fix this.
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Stewart 🏴 🇨🇦 (@Stewmeak) reported@Outlook How is your app so terrible and preventing junk/phishing emails going into peoples main inbox? Useless and the worst at it. You must be making something from it.
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onelove (@brummy1978) reported@Outlook locked out of account and verificatiin is not sending code to my phone get the code to back up mail but when i select phone get error frustrating
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autumn 🍓 (@autumnisicy) reportedspending 40 days and 40 nights just angry and my problem is still not resolved @Outlook let me in.
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Chaitanya (@SeekChaitanya) reported@Outlook You took 4 days to Revert, microsoft outlook is indeed slow
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Dr. Vishal Kumar (@vkfzr) reported@Outlook @MicrosoftHelps I’m unable to access my email account due to issues with two-step verification. The SMS authentication service is not working & I no longer have access to Authenticator app after resetting my device.This has locked me out of my A/c despite genuine user.
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Oktay (@OktayAykut1) reported@MicrosoftHelps @Microsoft @Outlook Update: I finally managed to recover my account. I had to install the Outlook app on iOS and go through the “forgot password” process there. Somehow the verification (robot test) worked there, and I was finally able to reset my password. This just shows how broken the system is — the same process didn’t work anywhere else. Also, Microsoft’s support is even worse than the system itself. No real help, no human support, just useless automated responses. This experience was extremely frustrating.
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Kelsey Goodwin (@kelseyg2010) reported@MicrosoftHelps @Outlook when are you going to get your **** together and get the iPhone problem fixed? We're going on 3 days now.
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The Desert Fox🦊 (@LaurelioLF33) reported@PBennett_ @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps Confirmation code still not working but for a few minutes it allowed me to log in with password. Try incognito
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William (@dxgl_org) reported@eternalsparrow1 @USCPSC They are still selling fraudulent capacity 18650 batteries but CPSC is not taking them down on that. Also the remedy involves contacting an @outlook.com email so CPSC is posing a potential cybersecurity risk.
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Andrew (@andrewrdn463) reported@thefrostlord @Outlook SAME PROBLEM HERE FROSTLORD- Correct passwords are not being accepted by Outlook: "You've tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect account or password."
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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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Finchwizard (@Finchwizard) reportedWe’re in 2026 and @Outlook still can’t fix notifications and badges on iOS. It’s NEVER RIGHT. Always get these mystery notifications. Telling me 2 new emails and there’s only 1. Most frustrating thing. #outlooksucks
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TONY SANDERSON (@EMANONF1) reported@Outlook Email still down here in the UK. How can I work like this?
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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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Darnell Wiggins (@TheDon2108) reported@Microsoft @Outlook is acting weird moving slow, and etc
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SpongeBob (@Jack_the_westi) reported@TBanton18 @Microsoft @Outlook I had the same problem a while ago, absolutely impossible to speak to a human at Microsoft to get support, finally I switched to Gmail, caused a lot of disruption because my old Hotmail is used to verify loads of passwords, annoyingly I keep getting reminders to log into Hotmail
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daz. (@F1Daz_) reported@Outlook @Microsoft I reported fraud to you 4 days ago. And have still have ZERO response. my details are STILL compromised due to your lack of urgency with such a sensitive issue. Everything else was sorted in hours by various other companies. Shocking.
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@Drum_y @Outlook @MSFT365Status nope still down can't reset my pw
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osman (@osman_cetin) reported@Outlook for days i am trying to reset my password to access some really urgent medical files and eventhough i have registered phone it seems that verification method is not working at all. This is very urgent medical need and would appreciate your assistance
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@faisal9051911 @Outlook I'm having the same issue! 21 years too!
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B. (@Drum_y) reported@Outlook hello, still not able to have access to my email. Can you fix it?
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Han. (@HanaJohnson92) reportedDay 3 without being able to access my emails. I am now able to get a code through my phone number, but then is asking me for a second authentication, I then type in the code my Authy app gives me and it’s not working! @Outlook @MSFT365Status @MicrosoftHelps
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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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Diagnosis (@Diagnosis410227) reported@Outlook I have issues with logging into my account. What should I do? @Outlook
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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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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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Africanart4spaces (@AAFSart) reported@Outlook I have issues accessing my email but I keep getting AI blocking me from speaking to an actual human what the hell
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Mark Young (@2_youngy) reported@Outlook your emails are still not working!
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Zaki Qayoumi (Zack) #VaccinesSaveLives (@SUPERFRENCHBIGZ) reportedStop trying to login my Microsoft account. You will go to prison for unauthorized access. I don't have money for cloud, so that's why I can't check @outlook. I told y'all I needed a salary.