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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

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Outlook.com Outage Chart 03/06/2026 03:05

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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 (51%)

    Sign in (51%)

  2. Website Down (24%)

    Website Down (24%)

  3. Errors (24%)

    Errors (24%)

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 StatesChicago Errors
United StatesMarlborough Sign in
United StatesPittsburgh Sign in
United StatesKirkland Errors
United StatesBrooklyn Website Down
United StatesCorona Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • bear_nugs The Nuggy Bear (@bear_nugs) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps Can you get the @Outlook team to put out a statement so it would aliviate confusion. Hotmail currently won't sync to any app. You have to view emails on browser. It may be an android issue, gmail app or yourselves. But acknowledging it would help. Thanks.

  • Redrichmond2 Dave (@Redrichmond2) reported

    @AreGit0 @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps Just bin microsoft and outlook. Its outsourced now and development is terrible. There are better options

  • keithandvix Vicki Roberts (@keithandvix) reported

    @s30rhb @Outlook @gmail Yeah, just had no emails for two days, seems I'm not the only one with the problem 😞

  • llothos llothos (@llothos) reported

    @Outlook @maximalism4ever Then care to explain why so many are having issues.

  • laurence_mclean Laurence McLean 🏳️‍🌈 (@laurence_mclean) reported

    Why is setting up your auto reply in outlook so bad, I want the full email editing experience not only being able to choose from 16 default 1980s colours @Outlook pls fix

  • missjosiemarie Josie Marie (@missjosiemarie) reported

    Hi @Outlook if you can fix your emails not syncing to app that would be fab 🙃

  • collywolly68 col (@collywolly68) reported

    I am done with @Outlook I'm deleting everything related to Microsoft. Just how many times do I have to keep changing passwords as your security is shite? Once again, some MORON in America has "guessed" my password AGAIN!! Never ever a problem with @Google , always reliable.

  • gingersara79 Sarah Jane Crawford (@gingersara79) reported

    @Outlook my outlook app this morning will not sync any emails, is it down

  • strawtalk1 Catherine Brett (@strawtalk1) reported

    Not been able to receive or send emails all day on my #hotmail account, @MicrosoftHelps @Microsoft @Outlook can you please help? Any news when the problem will be rectified? #Outlook

  • raf433 Richard Foster (@raf433) reported

    @Outlook my Hotmail account is not syncing to my android phone from early this morning. Others seem to be having the issue too. Please can you investigate? Thanks

  • bear_nugs The Nuggy Bear (@bear_nugs) reported

    @Outlook is there a problem syncing emails to apps like gmail? I'm not getting them but when I open outlook there they are. I've not changed any settings.

  • Mimzymoo Mimzymoo ツ 🇬🇧 (@Mimzymoo) reported

    @Outlook Hi, when will the junk mail issue be solved? Getting spammed in my inbox. Thanks

  • AreGit0 Aregito (@AreGit0) reported

    In the last 4 days I have been seeing increased levels of spam emails being delivered to my Inbox. Hotmail is no longer filtering these spam emails directly into the Junk folder. I go through 40-50 spam emails per day. What's the fix for this? @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps

  • brunopontoexec BrunØ.exec (@brunopontoexec) reported

    @DaniAskins @Outlook Google states that people who access Hotmail via Gmail cannot access those emails at the moment. Google is still trying to find the solution to this issue

  • Lonely04539393 Lonely (@Lonely04539393) reported

    @Outlook I still can't send e-mail through SMTP because OAuth2 authentication is broken for Hotmail accounts. Could please solve this problem?

  • smartmuses Christianne (@smartmuses) reported

    @Outlook when are you going to fix the junk & spam email issue please ? #spam #Microsoft

  • MattBianco91 Matthew Bianco (@MattBianco91) reported

    @Outlook please help my outlook sign in is trapped. Been struggling to unlock with Authenticator for 9 days. I can’t sign in to my email or get ahold of a real life person

  • PenelopeKitKat Katze (@PenelopeKitKat) reported

    @Outlook no sync on #spark #mail @gmail @airmailer etc. FIX IT! There are so many here having the same issue! Recognise it!

  • Chris_Cotterell Chris Cotterell (@Chris_Cotterell) reported

    @TheRealKRobby @Outlook @gmail Same issue here. Android email app not synching with emails. I have deleted account and added it again and now its not even pulling old emails.

  • Redrichmond2 Dave (@Redrichmond2) reported

    @Microsoft Hi whats happening to my hotmail account.. Im sick of it and getting spammed to Death.Why are the spam filters not working. Sort it out. Outsourcing again???@MSFTnews @Outlook

  • alexortega1808 Alex Ortega (@alexortega1808) reported

    @Outlook Bs my account now sent every email to junk even the rules I had are not working but your ads comes like clockwork

  • maximalism4ever adult woman (@maximalism4ever) reported

    @Outlook can you address the massive outage that has been going on since yesterday?

  • DaniAskins DanielleLouiseS (@DaniAskins) reported

    Anyone else having problems with #hotmail email being down? Can't access emails on my Gmail app and have been getting loads of spam emails every day this past month or so @Outlook

  • voxster2017 Voxster (@voxster2017) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook Emails are not loading this morning. No emails received since last night. Looks like @Outlook is having an issue… AGAIN!!

  • RADOXIUM 🅁🄰🄳🄾🅇🄸🅄🄼 (@RADOXIUM) reported

    @Outlook please stop this sudden bomb of spam emails this is so annoying. Fix it please 🙏🏼

  • keithandvix Vicki Roberts (@keithandvix) reported

    Why is @Outlook not working with my @gmail account? Any ideas?

  • sadnuff allan lee (@sadnuff) reported

    @TheRealKRobby @Outlook @gmail I'm having the same problem can you please fix this

  • Lonely04539393 Lonely (@Lonely04539393) reported

    @Outlook OAuth2 authentication for Outlook/Hotmail is broken. It's been going on for weeks now. Could you please look into it?

  • Ind_Consumer indian consumer (@Ind_Consumer) reported

    @outlook in hotmail, takes time to transfer data from res. cdn. office. net... Resulting in slow opening. Also you have still not removed the annoying "envelope opening" sign at beginning @MicrosoftHelps

  • paulac1993 Paula 🍂 (@paulac1993) reported

    My @Outlook emails are not syncing anymore in my @gmail Android app. Does anyone know how can I fix it?