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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 (56%)
- Errors (22%)
- Website Down (22%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Berlin
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Sign in | 12 minutes ago |
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Gresham
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Sign in | 31 minutes ago |
 Montauban
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Website Down | 33 minutes ago |
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Germanton
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Sign in | 60 minutes ago |
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Saint Cloud
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Errors | 2 hours ago |
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Dandridge
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Sign in | 2 hours ago |
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Community Discussion
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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HSM_81 (@1_hsm) reported@Outlook @Microsoft @MicrosoftHelps I’m Still struggling to regain access to my Hotmail account. Recovery forms still not working. What are my next escalation options please? 2/3 months and counting…
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maybe: rockie/pops 🤠 (@gooddadgenes) reportedit seems you have bigger issues, @Microsoft i guess I’ll wait…😒 cc: @Outlook
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Nowshad Hossain Rahat (@nhrdev) reported@mdnlabs login to @Outlook :/ even valid 2FA methods stops working
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Fred (@ch1vat0n) reported@claudeai Maybe Claude can help the @NASAArtemis crew to fix their @Outlook not working? Maybe trying classy elm will do?
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Sofía Cervón (@Sof_Cervon) reported@Outlook seems to be down… I can’t send or receive any emails … 👀 #help
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Saddiq (@philly_lawdog) reported@Outlook Im having a real life issue with my outlook inbox thats bothering me
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Wendy Watkins (@WendyWendywat) reported@Outlook having real problems contacting customer support - how do I urgently get hold of someone please? URGENT
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Logan Henrickson (@Henrickson145) reportedHey @Outlook, why cant I get any verification codes sent to my phone to change email passwords? Unable to currently login, and unable to update a password. Help.
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Tom sayer (@Jeffnel429545) reported@Microsoft @Outlook Fix outlook online and update your status page you jackasses
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Liam Donoghue (@LiamD21) reported@Outlook I am having trouble logging into my account. I changed my password on my desktop yesterday and trying to update on my phone and it won’t work. I then try and log into my desktop and it won’t let me as I have ‘tried to many times’.. this is ridiculous
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Dwight Young (@TheDwightYoung) reported@Microsoft @Office @Outlook Why does Outlook for Mac always have non-stop issues? Why is my desktop app unable to Sync or connect for hours, sometimes even the entire day, multiple times per month? There's some MAJOR issues inside Outlook for Mac OS and it's not just mine.
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Blaine (@blainej7) reported@MicrosoftHelps @Outlook stop trying to cram your AI mess called CoPilot down our throats. You need to make a way to PERMANENTLY turn it off across all platforms and devices.
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Ali Haider (@SAH_HAIDER) reported@Outlook 365: (top banner) You need to sign in to keep using mail Me: signs in Outlook 365: You signed out of your account. It’s a good idea to close all your browser windows. Me: YEAH! Exactly what I wanted!!!
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Betsy Robinson (@betsyjulia) reported@Outlook HELP! I cannot sign in to Outlook. It's permanently marked closed because of too many attempts with wrong password. When I try to change password, my 2nd verification cell phone attempt gets "this method is not available." I cannot find help anywhere.
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sheenbean (@loisetwt) reportedI currently have 2 Outlook accounts for 2 diff. jobs. When I try to log into one of the accounts, the verification code notification keeps being sent to the other work account instead. please resolve this issue so I can access the correct account? @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps
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HSM_81 (@1_hsm) reported@Outlook Can I check that this is actually being taken seriously @Outlook as no one has responded to my DM which you requested 2 days ago. Just to clarify I cannot access my emails as your automated recovery process is not working for me and your supporting teams are refusing to help.
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A R Pᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ (@altieri_palorca) reported@Outlook I urgently need engineering‑level support to restore my mailbox from a date before April 6. Only your internal engineering team can recover this. Please stop sending automated replies and actually read my case. It’s been 2 days and the server snapshots are expiring.
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sarah (@SarahEmpson2) reported@Outlook Why am I having problems receiving and sending emails.. today so are a few other people I know
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mel (@mel76151448) reported@Outlook how am I supposed to get back in my email account, when I can’t sign in. Tried all the links but no success. Run a business on this account. I need to speak to a human!!!
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Ayah 𓂆 (@Ayoosh284) reported@AzizSafi17 @Outlook I have the same issue it started on Feb the 7th
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Patricia Young (@FreakyPatty) reported@Outlook what is happening with #microsoft & #microsoft? Changed my password for outlook yesterday as PW I used for years being rejected and now my new PW keeps saying ‘too many login attempts’ verifying with you ‘prove you are a human’ is hard
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EP✨ (@EllapaigeMusic) reported@Outlook Hi there, I’ve sent you an email about a problem I’ve been having, thanks!
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Lewis Fox (@Lewi54ox) reported@Microsoft @Outlook tried signing into my account on my Xbox. Couldn’t so had to try sign in on my Hotmail. Couldn’t, tried resetting password on the app gave ALL MY OWN CORRECT INFO. Couldn’t, tried calling for help, got told to sign in online to reset password. Honestly🤬
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🔶Martin Goss🔶 (@MartinGossCol) reported@Outlook terrible lack of support for a paying customer. How do I get to speak to a human being please? Seems absolutely useless support.
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HSM_81 (@1_hsm) reported@Outlook Hi, I have sent a DM as requested but I still have not heard back from you. Can you please tell me when I can expect to hear a response back? Recovery forms still not working for me.
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BH22 (@BigHorn2822) reported@Outlook Hey Outlook. Your mail app is broke. Having issues for days and I can’t find a resolution. Emails not getting delivered/sent and resetting accounts doesn’t work.
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Anathema🇵🇱🏴🏴 (@Dyslogix) reportedMicroslop, fix your damn email ..... wtf @Outlook
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Joel (@Joel94994231) reported@Outlook @marti81_16 If the fkn log in system. I can't log in half the time says to many times login in use different browser. Just let me use a fkn password. I don't want 50 different methods. Ffs. Wake ******** up @Outlook
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Ali. Me (@AlisonWagstaff3) reported@Outlook I'm absolutely sick and tired of you. My email access has gone from eady and with no problems to waiting for access, also getting locked in having to restart my phone. It's an absolute pain I hate the ads which were bad enough on unfocused, but now on focused too
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Andrew Hopkins (@F19ADH) reportedI see @Microsoft @Outlook must have had another issue/breakdown in spam filters as their service becomes completely unusable for me AGAIN! Multiple copies of emails getting through. As you scan every email how can you not detect spam contents that match deluges of reports to you?