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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

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Outlook.com Outage Chart 02/26/2026 11:25

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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
GermanyKöln Sign in
United StatesWest Des Moines Errors
FranceParis Website Down
United KingdomNewark on Trent Errors
United StatesLancaster Sign in
United StatesErin Errors
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • alex_nz Alex Hardie (@alex_nz) reported

    @Outlook all junk mail coming to inbox overnight, and no way to fix it? Please fix! Or give us a timeline at least. Really unpleasant start to the week

  • Katilynn_Moss13 Katilynn Faith Moss 🌈 (@Katilynn_Moss13) reported

    @Outlook I hope there's a fix coming...I woke up to over 20 junk emails in my inbox this morning 😩

  • taffyqueen Susan Chennells Sturdy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇺 💙 (@taffyqueen) reported from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

    @Outlook has your spam filter broken, my inbox is being bombarded with spam

  • joehouston09 Joe Houston (@joehouston09) reported

    @Outlook PLEASE fix where all junk mail is going into my inbox. NOTHING is going into junk mail folder!

  • SarahCathCollin Sarah Collins (@SarahCathCollin) reported

    Hey @Outlook, you had cause me to go into notification hell this morning. All the email in my Junk Mail folder is now going to my Inbox. It is bypassing my Safe Sender list, which has been set up for years. Please fix so I can turn back on my notifications for Outlook.

  • loretta5ue Loretta5ue (@loretta5ue) reported

    @marcjacobs88 @Outlook Add me to the list of people being spammed, it's @Outlook junk filter not us. Please fix

  • wakalados Whitexicana prieta (@wakalados) reported

    Jesus effing Christ @Outlook what a ******* mess you have. Fix it, we are in 2023 not in 1995. The service sucks like a hobo's underwear!! #OutlookSpam

  • xrxvxb__ - (@xrxvxb__) reported

    @Outlook why are your spam filters not working? Its been a week or so since I’ve had an increase in spam emails in my inbox???

  • LHalupkie LilHalupkie 🐀 ☮️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@LHalupkie) reported

    @Cthulhuhoop @Outlook I’m having the same problem!

  • Kisrah Kisrah (@Kisrah) reported

    @Outlook What does it take to get some help here?! You never responded to my original message over a month ago, and I’m still not getting an answer from you now. This spam situation is ridiculous. Fix it, please!

  • theIngleSmarts Stu (@theIngleSmarts) reported

    @marcjacobs88 @Outlook This issue is being reported on several websites now. TheVerge, 9to5, iNews. Thousands of users affected

  • bunion7 Philip Larner (@bunion7) reported

    @marcjacobs88 @Outlook @Outlook your spam filtering isnt working since about 8 hours ago please fix.

  • yorkshiresprite Sprite (@yorkshiresprite) reported

    @Outlook Has the hotmail spam filter broken? Everything seems to be making into my inbox over the past couple of days... nothing is being filtered.

  • TerryKav TerryKav (@TerryKav) reported

    @Outlook all my junk mail started showing up in my inbox today. Looks like a bunch of people have the same problem. Fix this Microsoft.

  • RubySuperwoman Ruby B. Jones (@RubySuperwoman) reported

    .@Outlook spam filters down? I just received 40 emails about a penis I don’t have…

  • al_fandango AL 🦚 (@al_fandango) reported

    @Outlook why is there zero spam filter on hotmail!? It's never great but today is horrific. It's not just me either. My inbox is being bombarded with rubbish. Fix this.

  • wishofmadness RockinMad (@wishofmadness) reported

    @Outlook @Outlook : Reporting the same issue in France : There's a load of junk mails getting to my main inbox. Please get it fixed. Thank you.

  • AlvaroHart A.A.Hart 👻 (@AlvaroHart) reported

    So yeah, #hotmail is broken. GG, @Microsoft @Outlook thank you for waking me up at 3am with a 40 junk mail notification... 💩

  • Meltome Miss Mary (@Meltome) reported

    Is there a fix @Outlook or at least a comment to the spam issue please. I can only junk/report so many before doing this becomes my full time job. #hotmail

  • chrisy84875917 Chrisy Never Vote 4 A Tory🐝🐝🐝💙✊🏽✊🏿✊🏻 (@chrisy84875917) reported

    @thetroseshow @Outlook @gmail You're lucky you can block them.. The block seems to be down too on mine 🤬

  • Memofcorp CorporateMemo (@Memofcorp) reported

    @Outlook can you fix your spam filter. I woke up to 50+ complete junk this morning. This never use to happen

  • FatalPuls3 FatalPuls3 (@FatalPuls3) reported

    @Windows @Outlook Fix your ****

  • WouldLikeMuscle Mikey S 🏳️‍🌈 (@WouldLikeMuscle) reported

    @Outlook This is happening to me and many others too... can you please fix. I've completely turned off all Outlook notifications until sorted.

  • pensacolacomps Pensacola Computers (@pensacolacomps) reported

    Having problems with lots of spam in @outlook emails? From MS: this is a generally growing problem that affects all Microsoft customers. Our engineer's team is investigating this issue. They are working really hard to fix the problem as soon as possible. #HoldOn #ShiftDelete

  • courtam3 Courtney A. McKenzie 🙅🏾‍♀️ (@courtam3) reported

    Hey @Outlook the junk mail feature IS NOT WORKING. Fix this it’s bad enough that I receive far to much junk mail but for you not to have an essential feature - WORKING CONSTANTLY for a better experience is insane.

  • lmctruck1972 Ry Man (@lmctruck1972) reported

    @Outlook just admit to the spam filter outrage and tell how long until a fix stop deflecting to prove messages

  • AlvaroHart A.A.Hart 👻 (@AlvaroHart) reported

    @jackteagle @Outlook Same here. I usually get like 50 junk mail per day. Getting notifications per each of them is ridiculous... hope they fix that **** soon.

  • rickespada Rick Espada 🇵🇷🤓 (@rickespada) reported

    Please @Outlook ask ChatGPT how to fix the spam filters and do the needful!

  • TerryKav TerryKav (@TerryKav) reported

    @rev_neil @Outlook Looks like a bunch of people are having this issue. Just started for me today 2/20/23

  • officialdaynatg Dayna TG (@officialdaynatg) reported

    @marcjacobs88 @Outlook I’m also being spammed into my inbox this has happened before but not for many years can you please fix this issue why is nobody answering?