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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 (49%)
- Errors (26%)
- Website Down (25%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Preston
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Sign in | 3 hours ago |
 Cypress
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Sign in | 3 hours ago |
 Metz
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Errors | 7 hours ago |
 Madrid
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Sign in | 8 hours ago |
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Alpharetta
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Errors | 10 hours ago |
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Grand Prairie
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Errors | 12 hours ago |
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Dean Ashton (@Dean_Tonberry) reported@Outlook @Microsoft Let me back into my email I have had over 20+yrs with no problems you suddenly want to verify, for no reason that govt control. I never got locked out, compromised or illegal activity. It has been fine until now. You are helping to cause the problems this way.
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Declan Lane (@lane_declan) reported@michaelhannaa @Outlook Terrible.
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CryptoKong (@CryptoKong59483) reportedHow embarrassing for @satyanadella showing how @Windows legacy bloat and tech debt is putting mission critical, national-visibility use of #Windows is broken. The @Outlook team should be scrambling.
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FallingDebris (@VolatileAmine) reported@Outlook you’d think your server could block phishing emails. FFS, the floodgate is open.
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Matt Ayoub (@mattayoub1) reported@Outlook @Microsoft it’s been WEEKS and my Hotmail is STILL in another language! Can someone please contact me and actually follow through till the issue is resolved?
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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
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KremovSomgai (@KremovSomgai) reportedI haven’t gotten a work email in an hour and half. Is @Outlook down again or is today just a good day?
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Cheekyman81 (@1_hsm) reported@Outlook I’m struggling to get any traction from your support teams to regain access to my Hotmail account. Recovery forms are not working. Who do I escalate to? I have had this issue for 1 month now.
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the man among gods 🧛🏿♂️ (@themanamonggods) reported@PatriotWalker @Outlook @Microsoft I'm going through the same issue here
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Ramim Rifat | Beehiiv Expert 🐝 (@ramim_rifat_) reported@aa1yea @beehiiv @Outlook it's a glitch! beehiiv is working on it
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Cindy Bisset (@bisset_cindy) reported@Outlook I think everyone who has a complaint about Microsoft (because I can not be the only one), and their lack of customer service and related productivity issues should get together and let’s Sue them. I have paid multiple times for this ****
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Vishal raj (@realvishalraj) reported@Outlook there is a laptop whose admin sign in password ,I m nt able to retrieve Can u help ,I have the bill and payment record
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Rapp Ma (@Summer1812660) reportedDear @Outlook idk why all Of a sudden I’m having trouble logging into my email I’ve had for 20+ years but thank you! It was all spam anyways. I have no email and I’m not changing my password again.
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Stewart 🏴 🇨🇦 (@Stewmeak) reported@Outlook Yet another glitch today. Icon says I have mail but nothing unread in there
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suckafree (@xanaxanadu_) reported@Outlook How am I supposed to reset my password or recover my account when the phone number option isn’t working. I keep getting an error that reads “this method is not working right now”. I can’t log in to get any help or support and the Get Help page does not address my issue.
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Mental Masterpiece (@mentalmasterpie) reportedtheir is a problem in outlook mail app, its automatically log out after some days @Outlook
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Johnboso Nnamani (@NJohnbosco99511) reportedWhy is @Outlook down?
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Magenta (@MagentaHere) reported@Microsoft @Office @Outlook I am unable to sign in so cannot get support for being locked out of important account. Please message me as a matter of urgency. I reside in the UK.
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N Rose (@NRose_N5) reported@tanfrancisco @Outlook I have exact same issue and I’m going INSANE! Important documents need to be accessed! Did you manage to get through to an actual human at all?
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Ali. Me (@AlisonWagstaff3) reported@Outlook I'm absolutely sick and tired of you. My email access has gone from eady and with no problems to waiting for access, also getting locked in having to restart my phone. It's an absolute pain I hate the ads which were bad enough on unfocused, but now on focused too
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HSM_81 (@1_hsm) reported@Outlook Can I check that this is actually being taken seriously @Outlook as no one has responded to my DM which you requested 2 days ago. Just to clarify I cannot access my emails as your automated recovery process is not working for me and your supporting teams are refusing to help.
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frozentimephoto (@frozentimephoto) reportedHey @Outlook can you fix your App so it works like it used to…..
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Joel (@Joel94994231) reported@mentalmasterpie @Outlook Problems everywhere. Microsoft Outlook is such trans
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Manas Mahodaya (@manasmahoday) reported@Outlook i have a hotmail account and the old password is not accepting and when I am going through m2f 2 fact auth it is not working cannot change the password
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Bob (@Bob_of_Baghdad) reported@Outlook What’s going on with email Templates missing? This has totally destroyed our work flow. Please fix asap.
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Joey Bressette (@J0seph455) reported@Outlook can't login to my email. Forgot my password and can't login and they won't send me a verification code. What do I do?
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Wittig Lyon (@ibn_wittig) reported@hameedkanz @Outlook @Live Are you having installation problem or data loading problem?
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DrEvil (@DrMaryHolden) reported@CuriosityonX @Outlook do you ever read the room? Everyone has problems with your shite software
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NorthCarolinaTrader (@NCarolinaTrader) reportedIs it just me, or has @Outlook become an absolute pile of garbage that has us loathing Microsoft Corporation. Bad software has become absolute garbage. I open this junk, my accounts are no longer set up, then you need a PhD in computer science to fix the problem.
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Francis Bacon 🥓 (@mundosimulado) reported@Outlook It’s a real ****, the last Windows updates turn my laptop very slow and Outlook classic don’t work anymore. I demand refund a refund of my money.