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Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts email services, restoration in progress
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 11:16 AM
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Microsoft Outlook experienced a service outage that halted email, calendar and other Office 365 functions, with Microsoft working to restore full functionality.
Microsoft Outlook suffered a widespread outage, temporarily disabling core features such as email, calendar and contacts for users worldwide, according to a report by The Economic Times.
The disruption extended to other Office 365 services that rely on Outlook’s backend, leaving many corporate and personal users unable to send or receive messages.
Microsoft has confirmed that its technical teams are actively addressing the issue and have begun restoring partial functionality. The company advises customers to check the Microsoft 365 Service Health dashboard for real‑time updates.
While some services have started to come back online, a complete resolution timeline has not been provided, and users are urged to remain patient as restoration efforts continue.
The disruption extended to other Office 365 services that rely on Outlook’s backend, leaving many corporate and personal users unable to send or receive messages.
Microsoft has confirmed that its technical teams are actively addressing the issue and have begun restoring partial functionality. The company advises customers to check the Microsoft 365 Service Health dashboard for real‑time updates.
While some services have started to come back online, a complete resolution timeline has not been provided, and users are urged to remain patient as restoration efforts continue.