Microsoft Outlook outage reported by thousands of users

Is Microsoft Outlook down? Here’s what we know about the outage.  By  Chance Townsend Chance Townsend Editor, General Assignments Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master’s in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and Mother Jones. Read Full Bio  on August 31, 2026