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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 (14%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
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Sign in | 23 hours ago |
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Website Down | 2 days ago |
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Sign in | 2 days ago |
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Website Down | 3 days ago |
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Errors | 3 days ago |
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Simon (@SimonFearing) reported@Outlook could somebody help me with signing in to email problems plz
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eeeeeeee (@mattyhattycat) reported@Outlook @Kareem1702 It happens to me every week and you never respond on tweets or in messages. Why don't you just fix the issues, people have been complaining for months now.
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Luke Hearns (@LHearns2) reportedWell @Microsoft .. guess I better sort out all my **** that I use a hotmail account for and get it changed over to Gmail or other option. 3 days down is a little much when finances/trips/etc depend on info sharing via email. #microsoft #outlook #hotmail @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps
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Greeny (@GreenDJ1) reported@Outlook having problems with my account. The hassle to log in is a joke. Looking for help
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TONY SANDERSON (@EMANONF1) reported@Outlook I can not believe the incompetence at this company, my email is still down, they just will not send me a code to reset my work/private account. I have just had to wait a full 7 days to try again, nothing and now they want me to wait 28 days!!!
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jonathan hopley (@jonathanhopley) reported@lovemesomeALLI @Microsoft @Outlook Try the following. Login using any mobile number linked to email. Instead of email address. With current password.
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Jeff Wolfe (@JeffWolfeCRE) reported@Microsoft @Office @Outlook I have been waiting for 24 hours for someone to contact me about my email issues. Please dm me today.
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Timothy Nichols (@nichols_ti28279) reported@MartGHtTx @Outlook Volan_xyber can fix this.
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Sparky (@Jouler8) reported@Outlook My iPhone has been harassing me daily to "log-in" despite me never having logged out. you keep trying to push me to your broken "Authenticator App", no good. My password, set up 15 years ago, now doesn't work. Screw it! Screw you! Deleting the app is easier.
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🚀K.R.I.S. (@KrisWorkLife) reportedOops! Just realized that @Outlook doesn’t give you an option to choose a time zone for scheduled messages. What a bummer. @Microsoft please fix or add this option. 🚀
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jen (@JackalopePoop) reported@Outlook wtf is going on with email login -- why is the valid password with the special characters that you made me specifically choose not enough for me to login from the same exact laptop I use every day?
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Hatice Öztürk (@HaticeOzturk86) reported@UrsullineTV @Outlook Same trouble @MarenXyber on X handled it fast.
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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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cdkcy (@ekhcchi) reported@Outlook Idk maybe let me sign in so I can check
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Sreeni (@sree9819) reported@Outlook I have been trying to get to a live agent for AGES regarding an issue with my account (which has been hacked) and I haven’t received a single helpful response! I am unable to jump on a chat with life agent anymore! How am I supposed to recover my account with no help!!
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swede05 (@AaronWick2) reported@Outlook having trouble with verification for my hotmail account can u help me with this please
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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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Wild (@Wildlvl) reported@Outlook @simoncarrington @Outlook i have been messaging you for the same damn problem and you havnt answered in 2 days
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JJ (@JJimisen) reportedMicrosoft has to stop making so many changes to its menus in Outlook. It increases irritation and cognitive load too much if people constantly are having to track down where a command is, such as how to insert an emoji in an email. @Outlook #microsoft #microsoftoutlook
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jamie (@jammyzizzle) reported@Outlook hi what is happening with email it’s been off for a week still can’t login what are you doing about it
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Inner Phoenix (@InnerPhoenix420) reported@Outlook @Outlook has become complete trash, letting unverified emails to email people, 100% are scammers or hackers, and @Microsoft like per usual is trash letting this happen. STILL AN ISSUE, STILL NOT FIXED, PATHETIC.
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D🧚🏽 (@_preciousdee) reportedI really do not understand why do I have to keep signing into the damn email so many times. @Outlook @Office What happened to the keep me sign in feature? Jeeeez
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Si Carrington ™️ 🏳️🌈🇮🇪 (@simoncarrington) reported@MicrosoftHelps I need an email address for an elderly friend of mine who has issues with his email. He cant access it and he has important documents on from his Wife who passed away years ago. I cant direct mail you on here. Can you help please?? @Outlook @Microsoft
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ATMOSARRISES (@XsinandtonicX) reportedBlocking my previous tweets @Outlook ? Why are there no alternative means of support for account access error? I signed in from a new device with a new phone number with my exact credentials ?
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Timothy Nichols (@nichols_ti28279) reported@HollyKing810925 @Outlook Volan_xyber can fix this.
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HIGHBURY HAMBURGERS (@choparteta) reportedif anyone has a @Yahoo..deactvate it..they are pure scum..even when u enter ur password to login they block u..create with @Outlook
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Gяace&Peteя♡ (@GraceJ_PeterM) reported@Outlook @MicrosoftHelps still not working - I cannot log into the mail app on iPhone with my Hotmail account. We are on day 3 now what’s taking so long…? Will it ever get fixed? @AppleSupport
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Dodgy Anon (@DodgyAnon) reported@Outlook 4 inscrutable puzzles to help you fight “the robots” only for it to encounter an unexpected error and have me do it again. Useless anti-user company. Absolute out of touch disgrace.
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tortured hot girl department (@maaaaandyy) reportedWhy can’t you fix the mail for iphone issue???? That can’t be so hard. Ask your tech team to use claude c’mon @Microsoft @Outlook @MicrosoftBr
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Koku Baboni (@ko_baboni) reported@Outlook, fix Outlook mobile!