Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage
Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.
TL;DR
- Microsoft experienced a widespread, multi-hour outage affecting Outlook and Exchange Online services.
- Users reported email delays, sending/receiving failures, authentication errors, and search issues.
- The company identified an "authentication component" issue as the cause.
- Microsoft began testing a remediation strategy for the authentication component.
- The outage highlights the business world's reliance on email services like Outlook and Exchange.
- User reports started around 11:30 a.m. ET, with over 5,000 reports by 2 p.m. ET on Downdetector.
- As of 5 p.m. ET, Microsoft was still working on a resolution.