Outlook is down - the latest on the ongoing Microsoft outage
Tom's Guide • • technology
Key Points:
- Microsoft is experiencing an ongoing outage affecting Outlook.com, with users reporting intermittent sign-in failures, including “too many requests” errors and unexpected sign-outs.
- The company has reverted a recent change in an attempt to resolve the issue but has not yet seen any relief, and it continues to investigate the root cause while monitoring service telemetry.
- Downdetector reports remain high, fluctuating around 1,000 to 1,500, indicating a persistent problem as users, particularly on the U.S. East Coast, begin their workday.
- The outage appears to primarily impact personal users of Microsoft services, with business users reportedly unaffected, and some iOS app users are also experiencing connectivity issues.
- Microsoft has not provided a recent update since 12:48 p.m. UTC, despite promising one by 1:30 p.m. UTC, leaving users awaiting further information on when service will be restored.
