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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.

  • 68% Sign in (68%)
  • 16% Errors (16%)
  • 16% Website Down (16%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Liverpool Sign in 23 minutes ago
Seattle Sign in 4 hours ago
Saint Clairsville Sign in 6 hours ago
Troy Website Down 7 hours ago
Liverpool Sign in 7 hours ago
Sains Sign in 7 hours ago
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • robtruss81
    ⚡️Rob Truss⚡️ (@robtruss81) reported

    @Outlook is the app still down in the uk ? Can’t log in !

  • marlermelanie
    Melanie Marler (@marlermelanie) reported

    @Outlook I’m still locked out my Hotmail in the infinite sign in loop. When is this expected to be fixed for all users? Can’t sign in on iPhone or web browser and I really need this account as it’s my main. Concert tickets, reservations and travel plans all not accessible.

  • itsgeekhead
    Geekhead (@itsgeekhead) reported

    @Outlook should really fix your search, its so bad that people make a living off instagram reels about how terrible it is

  • lovemesomeALLI
    alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported

    @outlook @MSFT365Status Soooo it sends a code to my phone but then it says i have 2 step verification and it won't send a code to my email bc it STILL says 'tried too many codes try again tomorrow'🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 FIX THIS ******* ****

  • jlandsme_93
    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.

  • justjamess87
    James Alexander (@justjamess87) reported

    @Outlook why is outlook STILL down? Have some very important emails ( like many others around the world ) please get it together. This is ridiculous now 24 hrs and STILL GETTING NOTHING!!!! #outlook #outlookdown

  • SAsportshonk
    KEN IN SA (@SAsportshonk) reported

    @Outlook So when are you going to fix your crappy service? Can’t get codes to access my account or reset password. Thanks!!! Great job. 👏

  • Stewmeak
    Stewart 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇦 (@Stewmeak) reported

    @Outlook How is your app so terrible and preventing junk/phishing emails going into peoples main inbox? Useless and the worst at it. You must be making something from it.

  • LinzieM79
    Lin (@LinzieM79) reported

    Is everyone else still having trouble accessing Hotmail/outlook emails on iPhone? @Outlook @Microsoft #hotmail

  • KueddeR
    NewsMän (@KueddeR) reported

    @MauricioHunt2 @Outlook I'm having the same problem. Four emails I sent to Hotmail in the last few hours were bounced back.

  • OktayAykut1
    Oktay (@OktayAykut1) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Microsoft @Outlook Update: I finally managed to recover my account. I had to install the Outlook app on iOS and go through the “forgot password” process there. Somehow the verification (robot test) worked there, and I was finally able to reset my password. This just shows how broken the system is — the same process didn’t work anywhere else. Also, Microsoft’s support is even worse than the system itself. No real help, no human support, just useless automated responses. This experience was extremely frustrating.

  • AAFSart
    Africanart4spaces (@AAFSart) reported

    @Outlook I have issues accessing my email but I keep getting AI blocking me from speaking to an actual human what the hell

  • craigmaxmus
    maximus (@craigmaxmus) reported

    @Outlook what is the issue with outlook email on apple devices . We ca not sign in to email ?

  • SimonJWard93
    Simon Ward (@SimonJWard93) reported

    @Outlook Fix it. It’s getting stupid now. At least give communication you are aware and looking into the issue?

  • EMANONF1
    TONY SANDERSON (@EMANONF1) reported

    @Outlook Email still down here in the UK. How can I work like this?

  • OceaniaRm101
    Winston Smith (@OceaniaRm101) reported

    @Outlook Come on guys. Mail is still not working. Down for over a day. Any idea when this will be resolved?

  • ayanconq
    Wind 24 (@ayanconq) reported

    @MEGAARICK @Microsoft @Outlook Report your issue to Sylas_techz1 here on X

  • faisal9051911
    Faisal 🔻 (@faisal9051911) reported

    @lovemesomeALLI @Outlook They unlocked my account and was able to login with my password

  • ajr_codes
    Alex 🌐 (@ajr_codes) reported

    Microsoft, why cant I log into my 20+ year old email? Why is it saying "You've tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect account or password." I have 2FA and a backup email + phone number. Why wouldnt you simply ask for the 2FA code??? @Microsoft @Outlook

  • T25Kimi
    Kimberley Treece (@T25Kimi) reported

    Come 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!!!

  • DRichards25
    Darren Richards (@DRichards25) reported

    @Outlook Hi there,my mother got kicked out of her outlook yesterday bc of the outage,now she can’t get back into it bc the # on the account,she no longer has,so she can’t receive the code,help pls!

  • sree9819
    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!!

  • Dar8206
    Dar99 (@Dar8206) reported

    @lovemesomeALLI @Microsoft @Outlook Same for me . SMS code is not working so impossible to Connect even on Outlook app…. Same **** since monday

  • Wildlvl
    Wild (@Wildlvl) reported

    @Outlook @simoncarrington @Outlook i have been messaging you for the same damn problem and you havnt answered in 2 days

  • JimmyFal
    Jimmy Fallon (@JimmyFal) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook I can post this screenshot into ANY AI and they will ALL come back and tell me this email is a scam, so shouldn't we expect the same from the @outlook mail filter? Please DO BETTER, why is this hard at least let us in on the technical issues as to why this is so hard!

  • kaleighlynnnn
    Kal (@kaleighlynnnn) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook email has been down for 24 hours! Asks for phone number then says that service isn't working right now. No other way to verify. help???

  • nichols_ti28279
    Timothy Nichols (@nichols_ti28279) reported

    @jorgemarketer @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps Volan_xyber can fix this.

  • rebecca_dray_
    Bex (@rebecca_dray_) reported

    @TyredMark @Microsoft @Outlook Yep I’m having the same issue

  • rav3n9999
    RAV3N9999 (@rav3n9999) reported

    @MSFT365Status Hi @Outlook and @MSFT365Status It has been >24hrs and lots of us did the steps you listed. I myself just tried to access my email accounts a minute ago through ios email app and also Outlook email app. This is still NOT working! It keeps asking for entering the captcha codes and not excepting the entered password! Can you please prioritize the resolution of this access issue?

  • NickyCowell
    Nicky Cowell (@NickyCowell) reported

    @Gem83Col @Outlook @Microsoft Mine is also down but if you log into Hotmail via your web browser it should work. That’s the only way I can check my emails