# Outage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 users

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9 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 12, 2026, 4:49 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4802243/microsoft-outlook-outage-impact/>

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

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- 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, 1:07 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, 2:03 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts email for more thousands of users](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/business/microsoft-outlook-outage-disrupts-email-for-more-than-140k-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, 3:03 PM: [Microsoft outage hits tens of thousands of users](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/microsoft-outage-hits-tens-of-thousands-of-users>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Microsoft says servers unexpectedly went offline, disrupting Outlook email, Teams, Copilot and other services.
- Nov 12, 2026, 3:15 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage cause seemingly revealed](<https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-outlook-outage-cause-revealed-nov-12-2026>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  Microsoft is investigating failed server checks as a possible cause of the Nov. 12 Outlook outage and is testing a fix on some affected servers.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:47 PM: [Outlook Down, Microsoft Teams and Office may be impacted](<https://status.cloud.microsoft/m365/referrer=serviceStatusRedirect>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:49 PM: [Outage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 users](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4802243/microsoft-outlook-outage-impact/>) — 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, 5:40 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.