OT: Microsoft Outlook Outage Nov. 12

[Knight Shift]

Anybody else impacted? Our office is locked out.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/11/12/microsoft-down-outlook-365-outage-reports/92744582007/

 

[Caliknight]

Down everywhere.

 

[mdk02]

Anybody else impacted? Our office is locked out.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...n-outlook-365-outage-reports/92744582007/[/UR

For sure

 

[bigmatt718]

I got bupkis. Come back to the office from lunch to a thunderstorm in South Jersey and no Outlook lol.

 

[RobertG]

Happy Days!

 

[iReC89]

nobody is asking to have this fixed lol.
Outage also affects teams, copilot, defender and sharepoint. The admin portal is not so hot now either.

They are still picking their noses on this one.

Nov 12, 2026, 2:18 PM EST
We've determined that the elevated load isn't driven by an overall increase in traffic, but by a large number of servers being unexpectedly unavailable, which is shifting load onto the remaining infrastructure. We're investigating what's causing these servers to become unavailable while we work to safely return them to service.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Same here, we're locked out.

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

down for hours

 

[bigmatt718]

If only I was 50 in a manager job with an office, I would go on a "conference call" and break out the Knob Creek or Ocho Reposado, but alas, I'm only 40 in senior associate in a cubicle and that's a bit more frowned upon on the floor lol.

 

[Knight Shift]

nobody is asking to have this fixed lol.
Outage also affects teams, copilot, defender and sharepoint. The admin portal is not so hot now either.

They are still picking their noses on this one.

Nov 12, 2026, 2:18 PM EST
We've determined that the elevated load isn't driven by an overall increase in traffic, but by a large number of servers being unexpectedly unavailable, which is shifting load onto the remaining infrastructure. We're investigating what's causing these servers to become unavailable while we work to safely return them to service.

Just outlook for us.

 

[Caliknight]

Teams still works. Microsoft with no timeline on when this will be fixed. Our new reality.

 

[bigmatt718]

Just outlook for us.

Yeah Teams works fine at my office.

 

[Rutgers Chris]

Did anyone try unplugging it and plugging it back in?

 

[bigmatt718]

Did anyone try unplugging it and plugging it back in?

Lmaoooo that was like the South Park episode where the Internet went down globally.

 

[Knight Shift]

Did anyone try unplugging it and plugging it back in?

 

[iReC89]

This appears to be a self-inflicted wound by Microsoft and not sabotage by someone like Iran

“was triggered by a malfunction in an internal component responsible for running automated server health checks.”

 

[Knight Shift]

This appears to be a self-inflicted wound by Microsoft and not sabotage by someone like Iran

“was triggered by a malfunction in an internal component responsible for running automated server health checks.”

Sounds like Johnny from Airplane! in the GIF above.
Someone is getting demoted and/or fired at Microsoft
It's kind of nice to get a break from the usual barrage of e-mails and spam.

Got this from AI search:

"The Microsoft email outage affecting Outlook access was primarily caused by a core authentication configuration issue that impacted multiple Microsoft 365 services. This led to difficulties in logging in, sending, and receiving emails for many users."

 

[ClassOf02v.2]

Bad week for big tech. First Nvidia, now this….

 

[bac2therac]

Anybody else impacted? Our office is locked out.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2026/11/12/microsoft-down-outlook-365-outage-reports/92744582007/

You were warned to start stocking supplies
.did you?

 

[Knight Shift]

You were warned to start stocking supplies
.did you?

One bay of our garage is full of canned sardines. We are good.

 

[DJ Spanky]

National Productivity Skyrockets After Microsoft Teams Goes Down

Thousands of corporate meetings were canceled due to the outage, leading to an unprecedented spike in employee performance.

"It's been years since I was able to come to work and actually do my job," said local man Brian Mercer. "I've had a dozen projects piling up since last spring, which all get changed every time there's another meeting. All it took was one day without any input, and they're all done."

 

[RU Cheese]

Maybe MSFT is responsible for our defensive outage the last 2 years lolololololol

 

[bac2therac]

One bay of our garage is full of canned sardines. We are good.

I have 20 cans of bumble bee tuna

 

[MADHAT1]

One bay of our garage is full of canned sardines. We are good.

Now that's the right Outlook

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

If only I was 50 in a manager job with an office, I would go on a "conference call" and break out the Knob Creek or Ocho Reposado, but alas, I'm only 40 in senior associate in a cubicle and that's a bit more frowned upon on the floor lol.

No one knows if you're using a Stanley or Yeti like travel mug.

 

[NiTeKnight]

Outlook web is still down on my PC.
Do I have to restart the computer?

 

[ScarletDave]

Yes still locked out this morning. The rutgers.edu domain runs on Outlook so any RU system will also be down. I am part of the alumni association and can’t access our email!

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[RCBeta]

The Microsoft solution will likely recommend self-help online to reinstall Outlook....check your email for the weblink and Online Tech courses...Hahaha.
It is virtually impossible to find a human support person at Microsoft and many other companies.

 

[mdk02]

KNOCK ON WOOD!! I got mine back

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Did anyone try unplugging it and plugging it back in?

They should have given the hamster on the wheel more water.

 

[AnonAmoose26]

The Microsoft solution will likely recommend self-help online to reinstall Outlook....check your email for the weblink and Online Tech courses...Hahaha.
It is virtually impossible to find a human support person at Microsoft and many other companies.

Microsoft just bought out / laid off 60,000 employees due to AI. You're never going to speak to, email, or chat online with a human at MS.