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Is Outlook Down?
Outlook is a email service.
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Outlook is UP
Outlook is reachable from our servers. It responded with HTTP 405 in 272ms. If you cannot access it, the issue is likely on your end — try clearing your cache, flushing DNS, or switching networks.
Official resources
Official Status Page ↗ — check for reported incidents
@microsofthelps on X ↗ — real-time updates during outages
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About Outlook outages
Outlook (outlook.com) is a email service. Outlook is a email service.
Common causes of Outlook outages include server overload, DNS failures, DDoS attacks, software deployments, CDN issues, and infrastructure failures. Most outages resolve within minutes to a few hours.
If Outlook is down for everyone: Check their official status page and social media for updates.
If Outlook is up but not working for you: Try clearing your browser cache, disabling your VPN, flushing DNS, or switching networks.
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