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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.

  • 67% Sign in (67%)
  • 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
Byron Sign in 3 hours ago
Lexington Errors 3 hours ago
Knoxville Website Down 5 hours ago
La Baule-Escoublac Errors 9 hours ago
City of Brussels Sign in 10 hours ago
Metz Website Down 11 hours ago
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • LitLat
    Lydia (@LitLat) reported

    @Microsoft & @Outlook Are You Still Down? This Is Crazy!!

  • Drum_y
    B. (@Drum_y) reported

    @nar1Thirty1 @justjamess87 @Outlook Still down here too

  • janeydarling1
    Jane Darling (@janeydarling1) reported

    @outlook down again? This is ridiculous

  • cwiggy
    Chris C-W (@cwiggy) reported

    @Outlook outlook mail down all day today. Prompted to enter password multiple times. Can’t clear existing emails. What’s going on?

  • mwbeats
    MWBEATS (@mwbeats) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook I can’t recover my password for Hotmail as MFA phone code is not working. Please help

  • 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?

  • UNCgirl99
    Carrie (@UNCgirl99) reported

    @Outlook still can’t get logged into my Hotmail account. Are there still issues currently? It won’t even let me change my password as an attempt to get it.

  • drewbiebertbh
    Gurjot S (@drewbiebertbh) reported

    @Outlook fix the issue pls

  • DebraMcGuire72
    Debra McGuire (@DebraMcGuire72) reported

    @Outlook Fix the issues with not being able to use Hotmail, NOW!!! Quit with this stupid advertising and work on it!!! 😤

  • SLA25
    Sarah Andrew (@SLA25) reported

    @Outlook when will this problem be fixed with outlook email accounts?

  • Hakan1630386105
    Hakan (@Hakan1630386105) reported

    @wasbeermeneer @Outlook Had this issue; TysonNerd on X sorted it.

  • erickacevedor
    Erick (@erickacevedor) reported

    I 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.

  • rhimckinley
    rhiannon ☕️ (@rhimckinley) reported

    @marlermelanie @Outlook having the same issue for 24hours. they told me it was “account specific” and that it’s a user error. still no answers and no fix. @MicrosoftHelps

  • Jgsbm5
    Jgs (@Jgsbm5) reported

    @Outlook Where’s your updated?! What is there no communication. This is not just an IOS issue. This is on desktop as well! We’re locked out!

  • MrJoeRobinson
    Joe Robinson (@MrJoeRobinson) reported

    Anyone else having trouble getting into outlook / hotmail? Tried everything to sending links to other emails to recover email address but no luck. Anyone help? @outlook @Microsoft #hotmail #outlook

  • LHearns2
    Luke Hearns (@LHearns2) reported

    Well @Microsoft .. guess I better sort out all my **** that I use a hotmail account for and get it changed over to Gmail or other option. 3 days down is a little much when finances/trips/etc depend on info sharing via email. #microsoft #outlook #hotmail @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps

  • craigmaxmus
    maximus (@craigmaxmus) reported

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

  • kelseyg2010
    Kelsey Goodwin (@kelseyg2010) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook when are you going to get your **** together and get the iPhone problem fixed? We're going on 3 days now.

  • LaubeQ28
    LaubeQ (@LaubeQ28) reported

    Hey @Outlook we use you for work and all my colleagues and I run into this very annoying bug where you will reply to someone, it stops the typing cursor as if you clicked away and when you press space it will archive the e-mail chain. Can you please fix ASAP? thanks.

  • LinzieM79
    Lin (@LinzieM79) reported

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

  • lovemesomeALLI
    alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported

    Sooo anyone else's email still down, still not allowing them to reset their password? Saying 'too many codes try again tomorrow'??? W T F!!! @Microsoft @Outlook

  • HanaJohnson92
    Han. (@HanaJohnson92) reported

    Day 3 without being able to access my emails. I am now able to get a code through my phone number, but then is asking me for a second authentication, I then type in the code my Authy app gives me and it’s not working! @Outlook @MSFT365Status @MicrosoftHelps

  • EMANONF1
    TONY SANDERSON (@EMANONF1) reported

    @TylerJs981 @Outlook Still down, won’t send me a code to my mobile phone!

  • 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.

  • Wildlvl
    Wild (@Wildlvl) reported

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

  • Jgsbm5
    Jgs (@Jgsbm5) reported

    @Outlook Where’s your updated?! What is there no communication. This is not just an IOS issue. This is on desktop as well! We’re locked out!

  • Neeraj8k
    Neeraj (@Neeraj8k) reported

    @Outlook what’s the problem? You keep sending all my important emails to junk… please fix this… 😡

  • novella_ellaa
    CaribbeanCocktail♡ (@novella_ellaa) reported

    @Outlook Hello hi… I can’t access personal or work emails at the moment. FIX IT please

  • 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

  • tazorack
    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.