# Microsoft 365 outage: Outlook is down, and the internet is touching grass

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10 outlets covering · First listed: Mashable, Nov 12, 2026, 2:38 PM · Read it: <https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-outlook-outage-365-down-reactions-nov-12-2026>

Microsoft platforms went down on Nov. 12, and workers on the internet joked about clocking out early and renaming the service “Microsoft 364.”

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 12:20 PM: [Outlook is down, and so is Microsoft's status page](<https://gvwire.com/2026/11/12/microsoft-outlook-down-for-thousands-of-users-downdetector-shows/>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/microsofts-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, 1:06 PM: [Microsoft Outlook is down for many: Here's what we know](<https://www.techradar.com/news/live/outlook-outage-nov-2026>) — TechRadar (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Microsoft's popular suite of online services is apparently down
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:07 PM: [Microsoft Outlook is still down](<https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032226/microsoft-outlook-is-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, 1:11 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage stretches on for hours](<https://abcnews.com/US/outlook-down-microsoft-outage-reported-mail/story?id=138088203>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:17 PM: [Multiple Microsoft 365 services are experiencing an outage](<https://www.engadget.com/2315259/multiple-microsoft-365-services-are-experiencing-an-outage/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  Outlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by "elevated load" issues.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:15 PM: [Massive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwide](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/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, 2:38 PM: [Microsoft 365 outage: Outlook is down, and the internet is touching grass](<https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-outlook-outage-365-down-reactions-nov-12-2026>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  Microsoft platforms went down on Nov. 12, and workers on the internet joked about clocking out early and renaming the service “Microsoft 364.”
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:57 PM: [Widespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 services](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/12/microsoft-outage-outlook-aws-google.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  A Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:40 PM: [Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/business/microsoft-outlook-down-outage-email.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  The company said that some of its servers were unexpectedly unavailable, straining the remaining infrastructure, and that it was working to bring users back online.