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Microsoft Outlook Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 1 month ago on
August 31, 2026

Microsoft Outlook experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. (Shutterstock)

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Microsoft Outlook experienced a possible outage Monday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com.

More than 3,000 users reported problems on Downdetector aa of 9:06 a.m. PT.

Most users reporting issues with receiving messages.

Microsoft’s status checker says that all products are operational at this time.

Update at 9:16 a.m.

More than 7,000 users have now reported an issue with the email service.

Update at 9:32 a.m.

More than 13,000 users have now reported an issue with Microsoft Outlook.

Update at 10:35 a.m.

More than 35,000 users have now reported an issue with the platform.

Update at 11:05 a.m.

Nearly 50,000 users have now reported an issue with Outlook.

Microsoft’s status checker says that all products are operational at this time.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.
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