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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.

Outlook.com Outage Chart 01/17/2026 22:20

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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 (67%)

    Sign in (67%)

  2. Website Down (19%)

    Website Down (19%)

  3. Errors (14%)

    Errors (14%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
United StatesCrofton Sign in
FranceBordeaux Sign in
United StatesYulee Website Down
AustraliaGold Coast Errors
United StatesFrisco Website Down
United StatesBowie Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • moeizahmed Moeiz Anser (@moeizahmed) reported

    @Outlook Dear Outlook team my hotmail id is not working and saying it is temporarily blocked without any notification and also not let me add my cell phone number on it saying this facility not available in my country

  • tillerdawg Tillman (@tillerdawg) reported

    @Office @Microsoft @Outlook new outlook STILL SUCKS. please change it back. it has too many glitches and issues.

  • santoshfrequent santosh kumar jha (@santoshfrequent) reported

    @Outlook I have already been sending dm’s . It has been almost an year and my account locked! How and what legsl actions i can take for keeping my data and not giving it back? Any support will be helpful! I have faced lot of issues as it was my main account and all logins were dependent o

  • johnellison John Ellison (@johnellison) reported

    Why has @Microsoft broken @Outlook is this to force users to the ultra-expensive 365 model?

  • tazorack Taz 泰秀樂 (@tazorack) reported

    @Outlook Please fix this awful new Outlook Desktop program just as bad as the online version of Outlook. Search is messed up. Cannot do basic things with @Microsoft Office programs. Imagine that.

  • ishanjuneja89 Ishan Juneja (@ishanjuneja89) reported

    Anyone else facing sync issues with GoDaddy Professional Email on Microsoft Outlook (desktop app)? 🤔 Mails not updating properly, causing major disruption. @GoDaddy @Outlook @Microsoft this needs urgent attention! #Outlook #GoDaddy #EmailIssues

  • jagohindustan Manoj Srivastava (@jagohindustan) reported

    @Outlook Is there something wrong with your mail service in India? Most of the time it is not working.

  • thesincerecoceo Ashaun Ashanti Sincere, Esq. (@thesincerecoceo) reported

    @Outlook My account was compromised. I gave you the exact recovery date, I pay for premium security, and I’ve spoken to reps who promised help—yet nothing. Still locked out. @Office this is negligence, not support. Stop making empty promises and fix this.

  • BrijeshSisodia Brijesh Singh Sisodia (@BrijeshSisodia) reported

    Anyone else facing sync issues with GoDaddy Professional Email on Microsoft Outlook (desktop app)? 🤔 Mails not updating properly, causing major disruption. @GoDaddy @Outlook @Microsoft this needs urgent attention! #Outlook #GoDaddy #EmailIssues

  • lwtnbowie clara (@lwtnbowie) reported

    @Outlook is down? @MicrosoftLatam @MicrosoftHelps

  • SMichaelbull Michaelbull S. (@SMichaelbull) reported

    @Outlook Big issue again September 1 2025 , Hotmail/Outlook is down, many people can't log in to their emails

  • AgLiuton DC_Django - Washington D.C. (@AgLiuton) reported

    @Outlook how about you fix your bnroken *** poorly coded email service instead of worrying about ******* people out of their money for once...

  • CaMadhurJain CA Madhur Jain (@CaMadhurJain) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook I'm unable to log in to my account. Keeps showing "TOO MANY REQUESTS" every time I try. Can you please help. I am unable to reach your help center because I cannot login.

  • ziaratwala Bashir Ahmed (@ziaratwala) reported

    @Outlook My email account has been locked. Although I've been using it for more than 20 years. Facing so much problem, I have tried every available method but still it is locked.

  • MunaElMasriya @MunaELMasriya بميه فضة ياكوشةِ البابور (@MunaElMasriya) reported

    @Office I tried 4 times to post a question for @Outlook problem, filled all the questions but it says there is a problem. I tried your website support in vein. How on earth do I get the support I need for your product given that I pay subscription but your site does not respond?

  • gigiflour Gigi (@gigiflour) reported

    @Outlook your update for outlook mail is a PROBLEM

  • Ashleyjphotos Ashleyjphotography (@Ashleyjphotos) reported

    @Outlook I can't log in to my hotmail after an unregistered attempt from Brazil (I live in the Uk), and the 2 verification chances per day are not working. You have no customer support, and I've been unable to log in to my very important email address for 5 months. Please help.

  • r_sh8 Ricardo Shiroma (@r_sh8) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook Please keep that Task as part of Outlook. The To-Do app is so limited, and the GUI is terrible! I can't attach my emails, and I can't convert tasks to appointments. Just bad in general.

  • ugottabekiddin Kimberly May (@ugottabekiddin) reported

    @Libertarianna @Outlook I can't sign in to hotmail using google chrome. This problem just started recently. No problem signing in to hotmail with Microsoft edge. Cleared Chrome cache but still can't sign in with chrome.

  • DooByte DooByte (@DooByte) reported

    Switch to Old Outlook until the undersea cable issue is resolved. The new outlook is too reliant on an internet connection! @Outlook

  • tillerdawg Tillman (@tillerdawg) reported

    @Outlook @Office @Microsoft still sucks. i hate it. but, microsoft doesn't care about me. so, goodby to all my office products and subsriptions. new outlook STILL SUCKS. please change it back. it has too many glitches and issues.

  • mitemitreski Mite Mitreski (@mitemitreski) reported

    So @MicrosoftOutage and @Outlook is having Groundhog Day where emails are re-recived with todays date at least for 3 confirmed companies, but no comms anywhere to be found. #outlook #outage

  • marktluszcz Mark Tluszcz (@marktluszcz) reported

    How can the new @Outlook be so bad? Search is excessivel slow, lookup of emails is terrible. I've rolled back to the old version for the second time. Yes AI matters, but how about getting basic productivity tools right as well?

  • the_cool_sid Siddharth Mishra (@the_cool_sid) reported

    @Outlook Can not login to hotmail account on web. I am signed into Outlook in my phone apps. I tried sign in helper link but nothing happens. Error message "Please retry with a different device or other authentication method to sign in. For more details, please see this link"

  • HiFiListener HiFiListener (@HiFiListener) reported

    @michaelmknight @Outlook Same issue here @Outlook Please help!

  • wotyagerrin Lord Follicle's whomsoever machine (@wotyagerrin) reported

    @Outlook Search not working in London this morning. Searching fails from both web app and desktop app.

  • nazsvo Nazmul Shuvo (@nazsvo) reported

    @Outlook After reinstall Windows on my pc, can't login to my outlook as a online account! Everytime its saying 'Please retry with a different device or...' Tried with my phone sim data even vpn but can't login anywhere with my Microsoft account. Please help. Need to done my setup

  • kuldeepraval157 Kuldeep Raval (@kuldeepraval157) reported

    Microsoft outlook please solve the issue while logging in "too many requests" error @Microsoft @Office @Outlook

  • mhkprwl Mahak Porwal (@mhkprwl) reported

    I am unable to access Microsoft Outlook or the Office 365 using "@outlook" ids. Getting too Many Requests error. Tried incognito mode too. @Office @Outlook

  • tucomart Diego M (@tucomart) reported

    @Outlook you guys are completely down. Is there a problem? @MicrosoftLatam @MicrosoftHelps