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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 08/26/2025 19:00

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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 (72%)

    Sign in (72%)

  2. Website Down (16%)

    Website Down (16%)

  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 StatesRedmond Website Down
United StatesMinneapolis Sign in
FranceArgenteuil Sign in
United StatesEdmond Sign in
FranceParis Website Down
MexicoLeón de los Aldama Sign in
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Outlook.com Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • janetehealy1 janet healy (@janetehealy1) reported

    Thanks @Outlook closed my email down and locked it because i cant answer your questions like who i sent my last emails to. My crime forgetting my password sorry im a bit stressed right now with a cancer diagnosis. Now have to do new email and change it in all my contacts !!

  • RoseJoh64051942 Rose Johnson (@RoseJoh64051942) reported

    @_lavieathomas6 @Outlook inbox @AllisonChapa12 on twitter, she is the only one I know that can fix all account issues she even recovers hacked and banned accounts

  • Igotboomed Another Autistic Introvert (@Igotboomed) reported

    @Outlook Lads, why is it so impossibly hard to find help on the issue that I can't find help or a direct email for? I could save up and move to America easier than simply getting help for this insanely basic easy task Please, where do I go, to ask for help, accessing...

  • luke17027822 luke (@luke17027822) reported

    @prettyclapped @Outlook I’ve been having this same problem! Only selective emails coming through, so frustrating

  • sponsi_pl eMWu (@sponsi_pl) reported

    ******* idiots @Microsoft, what kind of a ******* moron thought an error in ******* @outlook app like "can't download an attachment" would be awesome error information? Why ******** do you constantly behave like idiots? @satyanadella what kind of a ********** are you running?

  • i_Rjun71 Arjun (@i_Rjun71) reported

    Is @Outlook and @MicrosoftTeams again down??

  • esbrigham Elizabeth Brigham (@esbrigham) reported

    What is up with @Outlook for Mac today? The update killed all my signatures, meeting series, etc. Major BUZZKILL and productivity issues today.

  • n_alkheliwi م. ناصر الخليوي (@n_alkheliwi) reported

    @Outlook I have a problem, if I send an email, it is sent many times. Is there a solution?

  • rainrainman17 Rain (@rainrainman17) reported

    @Outlook @FragManSaul same problem as mine, pls send the fix for this, thanks

  • princepandey94 Prince Pandey (@princepandey94) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook Can you help me get (recover) into my Microsoft account? Whenever I login to recover my Microsoft ID, an OTP is sent by Microsoft to my registered mobile number for security check, but whenever I login through that OTP...

  • iammrdom oh. so. andrew (@iammrdom) reported

    @robmckenzieuk @Outlook 🫤 oh dear, well we definitely tried to troubleshoot the problem.

  • ToddlerPixie Princess Shimmer | Besties with Unicorns (@ToddlerPixie) reported

    @Outlook are you having issues because my personal email and work email are not working. What's happening, my people?

  • vishjosh33 vishal the ONLYONE (@vishjosh33) reported

    @Outlook Its resolved at 11:30 AM There was no error however it was showing only updating however not replicating latest mail on front end. Issue observed over 40 to 50 users

  • Faisalomerz Faisal Mohammed (@Faisalomerz) reported

    @Outlook create a feature to recall emails, just like delete in WhatsApp. The wrong ones sent in error can be miserable.

  • Rossykins95 NFCRYP (@Rossykins95) reported

    @Outlook not been able to receive or send an email since Tuesday 19th July - what’s the issue?

  • Cheyann1845 Cheyanne (@Cheyann1845) reported

    @Outlook FIX YOU EMAIL your OUTLOOK is GARBAGE

  • rentsentsenen oxymoRen (@rentsentsenen) reported

    Is it just me or @Outlook is very slow? @Microsoft

  • eranjaya Eran (@eranjaya) reported

    @Office @Outlook hope you can help me fix this

  • critvik Ritvik Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 (@critvik) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps I am having massive issues with my @outlook aliases! Need urgent help. Dropped a personal message but received no response.

  • SamFotofiend David Samuel (@SamFotofiend) reported

    @Outlook @Microsoft365 @Microsoft no guts no reply broken 2010,2003 were better U R INEFFECTUAL,INCOMPETENT, INCOHERENT,INCOMPREHENSIBLE,INCONGRUOUS, PERPLEXED,UNINTELLIGABLE, INARTICULATE, INEPT, MISTAKEN, COMPLICATED, AS DUMB AS A BOX OF ROCKS ILLITERATE SCUM

  • The_Missi0n TheMissi0n (@The_Missi0n) reported

    Hey @MicrosoftHelps What's up with @Outlook? How do I type up an email for an hour only to have it disappearing without a trace when I click SEND? It was a very important email & now I'm struggling because I have short term memory problems & I can't remember most of its contents

  • me_indian common man (@me_indian) reported

    . @Microsoft @hotmail @outlook is a terribly poor slow email. Disgrace to Microsoft.

  • vishjosh33 vishal the ONLYONE (@vishjosh33) reported

    Why outlook is keep on showing but not updating single update...issue persist since morning.@Outlook My net is working fine on edge.

  • cruisebelfast Suzanne Livingstone (@cruisebelfast) reported

    @Outlook hates travel No matter how many times I sign in…

  • vmbrxd flynn (@vmbrxd) reported

    Is there anyone cannot login microsoft outlook ? I cannot verify the account cus i cannot rmb the verify email for sending code and the outlook system for sending code via tel. no is broken how can i recover the account 😭 #outlook #hotmail @Outlook

  • Sh3v Shev (@Sh3v) reported

    Does anyone know if @Outlook is down?

  • prettyclapped GG (@prettyclapped) reported

    @Outlook Still not working.

  • TakeOffThomas Special Scene Canon (@TakeOffThomas) reported

    @Outlook is a terrible email service. Why in God’s name would you place an interview email in junk? I have no filters placed on incoming emails. This is unacceptable.

  • princepandey94 Prince Pandey (@princepandey94) reported

    @MicrosoftHelps @Outlook Can you help me get (recover) into my Microsoft account? Whenever I login to recover my Microsoft ID, an OTP is sent by Microsoft to my registered mobile number for security check, but whenever I login through that OTP...

  • damgacigamze dmgmz (@damgacigamze) reported

    Is there any problem in @Outlook or it’s only me?I wait for decades to open my word doc in browser.And internet speed is good