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November 12, 2026

Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft apps

By JOURNAL STAFF

CHICAGO (AP) — A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps.

As of around 1:30 p.m. ET, more than 120,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems accessing Outlook — with many saying they couldn’t send and receive emails, or encountering delays. Thousands also reported issues with Microsoft’s workplace messaging app Teams, as well as its AI assistant Copilot and wider Microsoft 365 services.


 
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