Microsoft has resolved an outage affecting its Outlook email service, which caused widespread disruption on Saturday afternoon. The company attributed the issue to a potential cause identified after Downdetector reported over 32,000 issues with the service.
The outage impacted not only Outlook but also other Microsoft programs like Microsoft 365, which includes Word, Excel, and more. Users took to social media to share their frustrations, with some reassured by others that it was not a widespread problem.
Microsoft confirmed the outage’s resolution in a post on its status account, stating that service was restored after identifying and reversing a problematic code change. USA TODAY journalists reported receiving emails again shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET, as users eagerly awaited the service return.
Source: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/2025/03/01/is-microsoft-outlook-down/80985570007