# Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps

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12 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 12, 2026, 7:26 PM · Read it: <https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6039343/is-outlook-down-widespread-outage-hits-microsoft-email-and-other-apps>

A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts.

## 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, 1:10 PM: [Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxOb2ZUZnZ6Z1JPSWM2YWVQel9wdC14MWloZ3FvX084b1RFcmRsUWhNZFJGSjZxd1hOOWZsb2ZEbTVqVWx3Zkl1T01TY21QUTRHVGRsUmF5bUx3UDctd0lJOGZlblJFYjRIMFEyNkZGTFl1R05jYS1PXzNXSWhIMHgtRDkwLU1XNTFUZmkxbGhoRS1CbWpKMHhfbFFWdlA?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- 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, 2:01 PM: [Major Microsoft Outlook Outage Leaves People With Email Jobs Unable to Email](<https://www.wired.com/story/major-microsoft-outlook-outage-hits-365-customers-north-america/>) — 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](<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, 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, 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, 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.
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:26 PM: [Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6039343/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.