# Microsoft Outlook outage stretches on for hours > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2379870 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 15 outlets covering · First listed: ABC News, Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM · Read it: Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:07 PM: [Microsoft Outlook is still down]() — The Verge (Digital news, United States) Since just before 1PM ET on Thursday, reports have come in from around the world that people can't access their Outlook email, either through the web or apps. Microsoft quickly 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 - Nov 12, 2026, 1:10 PM: [Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage stretches on for hours]() — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:55 PM: [Microsoft Outlook and Teams hit by outages as company works to restore service]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 12, 2026, 2:01 PM: [Major Microsoft Outlook Outage Leaves People With Email Jobs Unable to Email]() — Wired (Magazine, United States) Microsoft says its systems are experiencing “elevated loads” as the company races to end an outage impacting its business and enterprise customers. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:03 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts email for more thousands of users]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) Microsoft Outlook and Teams faced widespread outages in the Americas, with 140,000+ reports; check service status for updates. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:15 PM: [Massive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwide]() — BleepingComputer (Specialist, United States) Microsoft is investigating a widespread outage affecting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot, as users report connectivity problems worldwide. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:25 PM: [Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) Microsoft said the outage was caused by servers unexpected becoming unavailable, straining other systems. - Nov 12, 2026, 2:57 PM: [Widespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 services]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) A Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365. - Nov 12, 2026, 4:49 PM: [Outage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 users]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right) An outage hit Microsoft platforms, including Outlook, on Thursday, causing issues for more than 120,000 users. The reports of outages peaked just before 1:30 p.m., with nearly 130,000 users saying their Outlook was experiencing issues, according to Downdetector. Issues were reported on both the mobile and website version of Outlook. VANCE ACCUSES MICROSOFT OF FRAUD - Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 PM: [When will the global Microsoft Outlook outage be fixed? What we know.]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) A global Microsoft outage has caused problems with Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365. When will it be fixed? - Nov 12, 2026, 5:40 PM: [Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) The outage began early Thursday afternoon, causing problems for offices, agencies and individuals around the globe. - Nov 12, 2026, 7:26 PM: [Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts. - Nov 12, 2026, 9:10 PM: [Microsoft 365 Outage Stretches Late Into the Evening, With Services Like Outlook and Teams Still Unstable]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) Microsoft 365 services were unavailable for much of the workday, and remained so into the night.