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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.

  • 48% Sign in (48%)
  • 26% Errors (26%)
  • 25% Website Down (25%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Noves Sign in 6 minutes ago
Festus Website Down 2 hours ago
Liverpool Sign in 2 hours ago
Quito Sign in 5 hours ago
Aberdare Sign in 5 hours ago
Naples Sign in 5 hours ago
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • RonPipes
    Ron (@RonPipes) reported

    @Outlook Fix it please . 💔#EX1255397

  • nkk8314
    nkk501 (@nkk8314) reported

    @Outlook could you please help me with my email address. I am unable to login and it is saying I am blocked due to not enough verification

  • emjrabbitwolf
    em-j rabbitwolf (@emjrabbitwolf) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook I’m currently suffering ffrom being unable to access your consumer products ie hotmail (now Outlook) email accounts via the web. No, I don’t use the apps for health reasons. I can’t sign in to any of my UK based accounts at all! Help great appreciated.

  • Joel94994231
    Joel (@Joel94994231) reported

    @Outlook If the fkn log in system. I can't log in half the time says to many times login in use different browser. Just let me use a fkn password. I don't want 50 different methods. Ffs. Wake ******** up

  • Ayoosh284
    Ayah 𓂆 (@Ayoosh284) reported

    @AzizSafi17 @Outlook I have the same issue it started on Feb the 7th

  • heylee824
    mother lee. (@heylee824) reported

    the search bar is not working the way it should @Outlook 😔

  • mel76151448
    mel (@mel76151448) reported

    @Outlook how am I supposed to get back in my email account, when I can’t sign in. Tried all the links but no success. Run a business on this account. I need to speak to a human!!!

  • sidhantranjan
    Sidhant Ranjan Shrivastava (@sidhantranjan) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Microsoft @Outlook I can’t log in to my personal Hotmail account. I receive the verification code on my alternate email, but after entering it, I get “Please try again later” for several days. Please help fix this issue.

  • ch1vat0n
    Fred (@ch1vat0n) reported

    @claudeai Maybe Claude can help the @NASAArtemis crew to fix their @Outlook not working? Maybe trying classy elm will do?

  • ramim_rifat_
    Ramim Rifat | Beehiiv Expert 🐝 (@ramim_rifat_) reported

    @aa1yea @beehiiv @Outlook it's a glitch! beehiiv is working on it

  • chakuchuri
    chakuchuri (@chakuchuri) reported

    @Outlook fix your app lags a lot these days. What kind of bloated app is this?

  • sirpenski
    Pfs (@sirpenski) reported

    @WilliamShatner Captain, I wish you were on @NASAArtemis. Maybe you could channel Spock and fix @Outlook for the crew.

  • Mari0am
    𝙈𝙞𝙢 (@Mari0am) reported

    @Outlook your services are not working, Ican’t get back any of my emails and YOU don’t have contact support. What am I supposed to do now?

  • Jeffnel429545
    Tom sayer (@Jeffnel429545) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook Fix outlook online and update your status page you jackasses

  • VolatileAmine
    FallingDebris (@VolatileAmine) reported

    @Outlook you’d think your server could block phishing emails. FFS, the floodgate is open.

  • F19ADH
    Andrew Hopkins (@F19ADH) reported

    I see @Microsoft @Outlook must have had another issue/breakdown in spam filters as their service becomes completely unusable for me AGAIN! Multiple copies of emails getting through. As you scan every email how can you not detect spam contents that match deluges of reports to you?

  • Lewi54ox
    Lewis Fox (@Lewi54ox) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook tried signing into my account on my Xbox. Couldn’t so had to try sign in on my Hotmail. Couldn’t, tried resetting password on the app gave ALL MY OWN CORRECT INFO. Couldn’t, tried calling for help, got told to sign in online to reset password. Honestly🤬

  • tanfrancisco
    Ture Anderson (@tanfrancisco) reported

    @Outlook I was able to fix the problem using another computer and a different network.

  • TD2timeMVP
    Daniel Burapavong (@TD2timeMVP) reported from City of Atlanta, Georgia

    Tried the new Outlook app on Windows 11 for a few weeks and reverted back to classic cause of weird email formatting issues. In replies, my emails were returned all stretched out and looked out of whack. @Microsoft @Outlook @Windows

  • nhrdev
    Nowshad Hossain Rahat (@nhrdev) reported

    @mdnlabs login to @Outlook :/ even valid 2FA methods stops working

  • lee_gerry
    Gerry L 🇨🇦 (@lee_gerry) reported

    @Outlook @policyislife I know, it's so f n'ing annoying where i have to change my password all the time. Soon I'll run out of words to use. Like get your head out of your, and fix this issue.

  • Snacktime_17
    Snacktime (@Snacktime_17) reported

    @Outlook can you fix your spam filters. I keep marking emails as junk but seems your ML retraining and spam categorisation models are outdated. I'm half considering shifting my main account and using @gmail

  • shaun19791
    Shaun (@shaun19791) reported

    @Outlook A Chinese bot (gov) has hacked my account, I’ve still got some access and can see they are scamming people. Reported to you guys and response is fill a form in and no response. Server side rules that I can’t fix despite PW change and forced logoff. Not good

  • RossBarker79
    Ross Barker (@RossBarker79) reported

    @Outlook why is it no longer possible to communicate with a human on live chat or a telephone? You ai is horrific and cannot solve issues

  • frozentimephoto
    frozentimephoto (@frozentimephoto) reported

    Hey @Outlook can you fix your App so it works like it used to…..

  • Howlett_James_
    James Howlett (@Howlett_James_) reported

    @outlook stop asking me to try the New Outlook .. i don’t want too .. its terrible. #microsoft #outlook #m365

  • wsmcd
    Sam McDonald (@wsmcd) reported

    @Outlook @Microsoft Luckily I have a passkey and was able to sign out of all my accounts elsewhere. In fact I removed the password as a sign in option for my account now. Strongly recommend everyone do this!

  • jeremywhiteley
    Jeremy Whiteley (@jeremywhiteley) reported

    @Outlook when are you going to fix copilot for outlook for the Mac? Most of time copilot menu disappears when creating an email. It’s useless. @MS_OutlookMac @Copilot

  • SamG0996
    Sam Golding (@SamG0996) reported

    @Sad_Saad @Outlook Yep I am also having same problems and not getting text message. Have you got sorted yet? Any suggestions @Outlook

  • comeasyouareTO
    ComeAsYouAreTO (@comeasyouareTO) reported

    @Outlook ONE login attempt is not "too many times'. Fix your ******* website already.