Outlook.com status: access issues and outage reports
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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 (68%)
- Errors (16%)
- Website Down (16%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
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Errors | 2 hours ago |
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Sign in | 4 hours ago |
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Errors | 5 hours ago |
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Website Down | 6 hours ago |
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Sign in | 7 hours ago |
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Sign in | 16 hours ago |
Community Discussion
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Bex (@rebecca_dray_) reported@TyredMark @Microsoft @Outlook Yep I’m having the same issue
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Wildo Tango (@xx01010xxc) reported@Outlook you're #hotmail recovery is not working, I need human assistance
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Guts (@Guts_1993) reported@Outlook This **** still not working lol
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Timothy Nichols (@nichols_ti28279) reported@MartGHtTx @Outlook Volan_xyber can fix this.
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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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Hakan (@Hakan1630386105) reported@disnetic @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook Had this issue; TysonNerd on X sorted it.
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K2 (@whatbluecheck) reported@Outlook Hotmail access has become impossible. With password "You've tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect account or password." and then with phone verification "That verification method isn't working right now." What the hell Microsoft??? Locked out of emails for a couple of weeks now.
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Brett Paddock (@Brett_Paddock) reported@Outlook @MicrosoftHelps Still trying to access my emails, Still in an endless loop of trying to sign in .. When will it end ..
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Shaz 🦋 (@soxxylady) reported@MicrosoftHelps @Outlook SORT THE MAIL APP OUT. IM NOT UPDATING MY PHONE JUST TO RECEIVE EMAILS. IVE LOST ALL MY IMPORTANT WORK EMAILS AS THEY ARE BLANK ON ALL OF THEM. SIGN IN STILL NOT WORKING ETC ETC. YOU BASTARDS 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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James Alexander (@justjamess87) reported@Outlook how am i STILL not able to access my EMAILS??? Why are your services STILL DOWN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Coming upto 48 hrs now! This is ridiculous and absolutely unacceptable. #outlook #outlookdown #hotmail ******* Joke!
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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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SusieBrien (@SusieBrien) reportedEverytime i go to login to the emails, it keeps saying too many wrong login attemtps and i have to login to Gmail to get a code, so i can then log back in to the Microsoft Outlook. Annoying... @Outlook
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Varun101 (@vroon101) reported@Outlook fix your service, tried to open mail on your site and it didn't ask me for login!!
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Kiera (@kiera34670) reported@Outlook I have had no access to my emails for 3 days now, I have tried from my phone, I have tried from my laptop nothing is working. When you google the outage it says that the issue has been resolved. Please can someone help me. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Internet Politician (@NetRant1) reportedI can't believe this... @Outlook totally forgot to add an option to sign into a different email How are we supposed to change the sign in email @MicrosoftHelps
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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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Erick (@erickacevedor) reportedI love (not really) how I need to login each time on outlook web. I mean, each freaking time man @Outlook -- you're a 3.19 TRILLION USD company, I think wont be difficult to fix something like this.
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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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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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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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Tech With Taylor (@TechWTaylor) reported@Outlook how much longer until this issue is resolved???
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Kimberley Treece (@T25Kimi) reportedCome on @Outlook sort the issue out. Haven’t been able to access my account on any device for nearly 24 hours now. Mega frustrating when I’m waiting for an important email!!!
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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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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@faisal9051911 @Outlook I'm having the same issue! 21 years too!
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Jacob Landsmeer (@jlandsme_93) reported@TBanton18 @Microsoft @Outlook Had this problem recently- logged me out and despite my password being correct wouldn’t let me back in. Have to use other authentication methods to get back in. Worked eventually but painful.
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Lin (@LinzieM79) reportedIs everyone else still having trouble accessing Hotmail/outlook emails on iPhone? @Outlook @Microsoft #hotmail
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Taz 泰秀樂 (@tazorack) reported@MicrosoftHelps @Microsoft you guys need to fix @Outlook across the online the desktop program and whatever other incarnations like the phone app. Outlook is awful.
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Shaz 🦋 (@soxxylady) reported@Outlook why haven’t you sorted the mail app out. Still my Mail isnt loading at all. SORT THE OUTAGE OUT. I HAVE IMPORTANT EMAILS ON THERE AND ALL HAVE GONE
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sally (@trolly_dolly6) reported@Outlook Can’t log onto server I’ve tried all options recommend this is ridiculous now over 24 hours later
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Phil Hutchings (@PhilHutchings14) reported@MrJoeRobinson @Outlook @Microsoft I feel your frustrations Joseph hopefully you get to the bottom of this issue sooner rather than later and get back logged in #prayforjoe