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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 (72%)
- Errors (14%)
- Website Down (14%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Outlook.com outage reports came from the following cities:
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Errors | 1 day ago |
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Sign in | 2 days ago |
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Errors | 2 days ago |
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Website Down | 2 days ago |
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Sign in | 4 days ago |
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Sign in | 4 days ago |
Community Discussion
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Outlook.com Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Carlos Manuel Areias (@CarlosRPMPOWER) reported@tradingview @Outlook getting error 303
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Chaitanya (@SeekChaitanya) reported@Outlook You took 4 days to Revert, microsoft outlook is indeed slow
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B. (@Drum_y) reported@Outlook hello, still not able to have access to my email. Can you fix it?
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Jeff Wolfe (@JeffWolfeCRE) reported@Microsoft @Office @Outlook I have been waiting for 24 hours for someone to contact me about my email issues. Please dm me today.
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Mukund (@ibmindia2011) reported@lazychakrabarti @Outlook I am also facing the same issue are you going to off hotmail service in India?
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Leaves Ahead (@acetipped) reported@Outlook when are you guys going to fix this email sync outage on iPhone?
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Gяace&Peteя♡ (@GraceJ_PeterM) reported@Outlook @MicrosoftHelps @Microsoft - Will I ever be able to access my Hotmail email via the Mail app on my iPhone again? Been down for days now. Keeps saying I’ve tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect account which is total lies. My password is 100% correct
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Ellie Harris (@ellieeeharris) reported@Outlook how is outlook still down!! I haven’t been able to get onto my emails for a couple of days now. Help!!
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Tariq Ponir (@hyperactve) reportedMicrosoft @Outlook is beyond broken. I accidentally wrote a wrong email ID (external) which failed to deliver. Now, I am trying to send it to the correct id, but outlook keeps "correcting" me to the wrong one. No intuitive way to bypass this. This has to be a joke or something.
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Moitheri (@Moytheri) reportedI was forced to change my outlook password after which I was prompted to validate my mailbox. It's now forever that I'm told to try again later and my main email has been down for days. What is happening? @Outlook
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HIGHBURY HAMBURGERS (@choparteta) reportedif anyone has a @Yahoo..deactvate it..they are pure scum..even when u enter ur password to login they block u..create with @Outlook
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ATMOSARRISES (@XsinandtonicX) reported@Outlook unlock my personal email.. all I did was sign in from a new device and changed my phone number, I’ve submitted your form from another email already, I need access what is going onnnn
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Alex 🌐 (@ajr_codes) reportedMicrosoft, 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
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Greeny (@GreenDJ1) reported@Outlook having problems with my account. The hassle to log in is a joke. Looking for help
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Wind 24 (@ayanconq) reported@MEGAARICK @Microsoft @Outlook Report your issue to Sylas_techz1 here on X
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Kyle Davey (@KyleDavey86) reported. @Outlook I am being told my account is locked out. I need to verify I’m a human with a press and hold button. I have tried this several times and it keeps saying try again. How do I fix this and is there an actual person to assist in getting me access to my emails again?
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@faisal9051911 @Outlook I'm having the same issue! 21 years too!
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Gяace&Peteя♡ (@GraceJ_PeterM) reported@Outlook @MicrosoftHelps still not working - I cannot log into the mail app on iPhone with my Hotmail account. We are on day 3 now what’s taking so long…? Will it ever get fixed? @AppleSupport
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Varun101 (@vroon101) reported@Outlook fix your service, tried to open mail on your site and it didn't ask me for login!!
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swede05 (@AaronWick2) reported@Outlook having trouble with verification for my hotmail account can u help me with this please
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tortured hot girl department (@maaaaandyy) reportedI’m removing all my accounts from my @Outlook, since I can’t access my email and I’m worried about losing important information. I can’t believe @Microsoft can’t simply fix an email bug. They are an email company omgggggg
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FreWaaks (@FWaaks) reported@Outlook why in the blue **** do you make it so god damn hard to attach files to emails? It’s ****** text I shouldn’t have to compress that **** down and split it into multiple files, just tell me what is the point, using your clunky dog **** email system makes my job harder
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jen (@JackalopePoop) reported@Outlook wtf is going on with email login -- why is the valid password with the special characters that you made me specifically choose not enough for me to login from the same exact laptop I use every day?
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Chayan Chakrabarti (@lazychakrabarti) reported@Outlook unable to login to my 15 years old Hotmail account even though I have the same phone number, your captcha verifications are so lame
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why (@kirk202020) reported@Outlook I just want to sign in to my email wtf is a "pin" how many times you need to confirm it's me ? Email password phone number and now a pin I never set up sick of this
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Wildo Tango (@xx01010xxc) reported@Outlook you're #hotmail recovery is not working, I need human assistance
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GUAL CYBR (@gual_cybr) reported@ViEaglen06 @Outlook I can fix your account! Dm me
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@CarlaJo56727016 @Microsoft @Outlook I have it on my phone already, same issue
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alli. (@lovemesomeALLI) reported@faisal9051911 @Outlook Did they recover your acct/email you or were you able to reset your pw w no issues?
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SpongeBob (@Jack_the_westi) reported@TBanton18 @Microsoft @Outlook I had the same problem a while ago, absolutely impossible to speak to a human at Microsoft to get support, finally I switched to Gmail, caused a lot of disruption because my old Hotmail is used to verify loads of passwords, annoyingly I keep getting reminders to log into Hotmail