Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage continues

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/STK153_MICROSOFT_OUTLOOK_A.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Service is gradually starting to recover for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032226/microsoft-outlook-is-down">almost two-day outage</a> impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degradated state, some people (including <em>Verge</em> staffers) are reporting that access to their emails has been restored, though the flow of Outlook mail might be delayed while efforts to fully fix the outage continue.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The scope of the downtime is vast, affecting Outlook and Microsoft 365 features that interact with Exchange Online and email services, including SharePoint Online, Teams, Copilot AI, and other 365 business services. In its latest <a href="https://status.cloud.microsoft/">sta …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032862/microsoft-outlook-down-outage">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>