Microsoft Outlook is down

Incident still open, awaiting updatemajorMonitoring signalFirst recorded update 12-11-2026 21:43

Over the last hour or so, reports have come in from around the world that people can't access their Outlook email, either through the web or apps. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue from its Microsoft 365 Status account, saying that "We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which is …

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Last official update:: 12-11-2026 21:43
Last successful official status feed check:: 13-11-2026 01:00

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12-11-2026 21:43
Microsoft Outlook is down
Over the last hour or so, reports have come in from around the world that people can't access their Outlook email, either through the web or apps. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue from its Microsoft 365 Status account, saying that "We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which is […]
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