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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 05/06/2025 02:20

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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 (73%)

    Sign in (73%)

  2. Website Down (15%)

    Website Down (15%)

  3. Errors (12%)

    Errors (12%)

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 KingdomLondon Website Down
United StatesChicago Sign in
United StatesSacramento Sign in
BrazilSão Paulo Sign in
United KingdomDover Sign in
CanadaToronto Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • McCully Ben McCully #AsherBenjamin (@McCully) reported

    Alright @Outlook, you’ve been asleep at the wheel for months fixing the spam/junk/phishing emails in the inbox issue, but today I woke up to EIGHTEEN phishing emails in my inbox. I won 9 contests, can get 6 different pills to improve life, & have 3 options to upgrade security

  • Reef215 Reef ➐ (@Reef215) reported

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

  • 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

  • kovesdijr Janos (@kovesdijr) reported

    @Outlook Is your Junk Mail filter broken? Suddenly all the junk mail that used to go to junk mail is going into my Inbox.... please check

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

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

  • 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 🤬

  • 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.

  • harryessex Harry King (@harryessex) reported

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

  • notprofumpyyt ProFumpyYT (@notprofumpyyt) reported

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

  • KPGrubbs Kyle Grubbs (@KPGrubbs) reported

    Please @Outlook @MicrosoftHelps fix your #hotmail junk filter.

  • Judianna Judianna (@Judianna) reported

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

  • justLindsey78 Lindsey Sharp (@justLindsey78) reported

    @Outlook please please please sort the spam issues out. The amount of spam I get is already ridiculous without them all going to my inbox!!!!!! Arghh!!!!!

  • 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

  • kristi_luik Kristi Luik (@kristi_luik) reported

    @Outlook My inbox is full of garbage. Please fix

  • sophl1227 S (@sophl1227) reported

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

  • dinhxuanvu Vu Dinh (@dinhxuanvu) reported

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

  • CarlosDrummer71 C R (@CarlosDrummer71) reported

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

  • AlexFilipin Alexander Filipin (@AlexFilipin) reported

    @janbakker_ Same issue for me and have seen others complain about it too - @Outlook any help?

  • 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!?

  • 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.

  • 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

  • charlie_d1987 Charlotte Davies (@charlie_d1987) reported

    @K_Lighty @Outlook I thought I was the only one! Good to know others have the same issue

  • JenniferM8s Jen (@JenniferM8s) reported

    @Outlook @CorrinneStanley This happened a few weeks ago, seemed to correct itself, now is happening again. Not sure DM’s help since it seems to be a global issue.

  • _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

  • 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

  • groovygal1969 Michelle Cohen (@groovygal1969) reported

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

  • laurabw16 RushOn (@laurabw16) reported

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

  • 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.

  • 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!!!