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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 12/11/2025 18:40

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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 (62%)

    Sign in (62%)

  2. Website Down (22%)

    Website Down (22%)

  3. Errors (16%)

    Errors (16%)

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 StatesAshburn Sign in
United StatesLeland Website Down
SpainAlcázar de San Juan Sign in
ArgentinaCoronel Suárez Sign in
United StatesColorado Springs Sign in
United KingdomSt Albans Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • dinhxuanvu Vu Dinh (@dinhxuanvu) reported

    @Outlook @Microsoft Your email spam filter is a disgrace! Broken as a joke. Please fix it.

  • BriThibodeaux Bri (@BriThibodeaux) reported

    Dear @Outlook please fix the spam filter because apparently today I’m getting all of spam emails in my inbox instead of the spam folder.

  • Lollinski Colette B (@Lollinski) reported

    Anyone else having issues with @Outlook junk filtering today? It's normally super hot but today my inbox is filled with absolutely rubbish

  • sophl1227 S (@sophl1227) reported

    @Outlook there is definitely a global issue with your spam filters today! I’m being bombarded and there are no auto-filtering options available. What is happening!?

  • houman_ag Houman (@houman_ag) reported

    @Outlook I know you've got enough crap from people today so you'd think I'd cut you slack but I won't. You deserve the crap because of how terrible your spam filtering is. Today I actually had to double check my folder to confirm if I was really looking at inbox #email #spam

  • harryessex Harry King (@harryessex) reported

    @Outlook wtf going on ????? Getting so much spam my inbox. Fix it please

  • kyliving Keith (@kyliving) reported

    Please acknowledge that you're aware of the spam filter problem on @Outlook and you're working on a solution. @Microsoft #Outlook

  • groovygal1969 Michelle Cohen (@groovygal1969) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook when are you fixing the junk mail issue? And why does this keep happening? #fixJunkMail

  • pranavjoshi Pranav Joshi (@pranavjoshi) reported

    @Outlook why have you screwed up Hotmail?? Why do my junk emails suddenly show up in my inbox now?? Don’t fix if it ain’t broke!!! Fix it now!!!

  • sophl1227 S (@sophl1227) reported

    @Microsoft any chance you can acknowledge a problem with your @Outlook junk filtering today?

  • AbuLarine AbuLarine | أبو لارين (@AbuLarine) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook I noticed a few hours ago that my #hotmail account got crazy and sent most of the incoming junk to my inbox! Is this a known issue?

  • BiscuitsIII Mr Biscuits III 🚾 🚽 (@BiscuitsIII) reported

    @Outlook FIX YOUR ******* SPAM FILTERS

  • Beter_Barker_ Who am I? I'm (@Beter_Barker_) reported

    @Outlook PLEASE FIX THIS SPAM EMAIL PROBLEM YOU GUYS HAVE. IM BLOCKING ALMOST 30 SENDERS A DAY, EVERY WEEK. WHAT THE HELL?

  • RobHev HevRob (@RobHev) reported

    @Outlook @CorrinneStanley I stupidly thought it was just me, I've done a whole virus scan this morning too. Please fix it ASAP

  • CarlosDrummer71 C R (@CarlosDrummer71) reported

    @Outlook antispam filters not working on @Outlook is like 1998 all over again!

  • spfarrelltweets Shawn (@spfarrelltweets) reported

    Anyone else who's still holding onto their Hotmail account (since 1997, baby), noticing an overwhelming amount of spam making it through to your inbox lately? What's up @Outlook? Is something broken?

  • kristi_luik Kristi Luik (@kristi_luik) reported

    @Outlook My inbox is full of garbage. Please fix

  • laurabw16 RushOn (@laurabw16) reported

    @Outlook how about acknowledging this #spam #junk email issue, hmm? #outlookfail

  • Justbeing_Lou_x 🎀 x_neurodiverse_fibro_lou_x 🎀 (@Justbeing_Lou_x) reported

    @Slanerlaner @philofthemoore @Outlook Same started for me today too. Used to go into junk no problem now all of a sudden flooding into my inbox 🤬

  • _samdeane Sam (@_samdeane) reported

    @_Flinty @Outlook It really is. Not a single message has gone directly to junk today. Looking online it seems like there is an issue open but nothing official

  • MarkP5555 Mark (@MarkP5555) reported

    @Outlook @CorrinneStanley Outlook why Don't you just announce server that filters is broke and not working again. Fix it. AND Fix the endless repetitive junk mails that are blocked and reported as phishing too. Getting 40- 80 repetitive junk mails reported.

  • danniegurl Danielle (@danniegurl) reported

    @Outlook Fix your spam filters again. I’m getting 30+ passing through the filters on two separate emails that are unrelated to each other. Tells me it’s a platform problem and not a me problem.

  • Reef215 Reef ➐ (@Reef215) reported

    @Outlook Spam filtering is not working on one of my accounts. Please Fix ASAP

  • abaddonbeauty abbie 🤍🍄 (@abaddonbeauty) reported

    Ok is anyones junk mail filter NOT WORKING? I am getting a ridiculous amount of junk mail in my outlook inbox @Outlook pls fix

  • Beter_Barker_ Who am I? I'm (@Beter_Barker_) reported

    @Microsoft @Outlook @Windows for the love of god PLEASE FIX YOU SPAM EMAIL PROBLEM! IM BLOCKING ABOUT 25 A DAY!!!! FIGURE THIS **** OUT

  • notprofumpyyt ProFumpyYT (@notprofumpyyt) reported

    @Microsoft please fix @Outlook 's spam filter already before someones grandma loses their banking information to a no life

  • PixelPursuitRob Pixel Pursuit (@PixelPursuitRob) reported

    @SirCrackerBulb @Outlook I've just recently been going through the same exact thing but it's on my personal email address which isn't even public. Something must be going on with Outlook that they need to fix I guess...

  • 9inelivez Cathryn (@9inelivez) reported

    Looks like @Outlook has abandoned all efforts at spam filters-- manually junked more than THIRTY so far today!! Fix this crap or I'm leaving a 40 yr address. #hotmailFAIL

  • xoflvcko ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤً (@xoflvcko) reported

    @Outlook there's a big issue with spams rn and it seems to be going on every other day so you better fix this asap because it's getting tiring

  • Judianna Judianna (@Judianna) reported

    cc: @Microsoft @Outlook fix your darned filters, please.