Is Outlook.com (outlook) Down?

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Outlook.com is a personal information manager web app from Microsoft consisting of webmail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks services
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Outlook.com is a personal information manager web app from Microsoft consisting of webmail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks services. Founded in 1996 by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith as Hotmail, it was acquired by Microsoft in 1997 for an estimated $400 million and relaunched as MSN Hotmail, later rebranded to Windows Live Hotmail as part of the Windows Live suite of products. Microsoft phased out Hotmail in October 2011, relaunching the service as Outlook.com in 2012.

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What should I do if Outlook.com is unavailable?
If Outlook.com is UP but you can't load the page, here are some helpful troubleshooting steps:
Refresh
Try refreshing your browser page or close any accompanying applications and retry opening them.
Check if access to Outlook.com is blocked
Access to Outlook.com may be blocked due to an antivirus or firewall configuration either on your own computer or phone or by an employer or network. Check for anti-virus programs or firewalls installed on your machine. Alternatively, try to use the website or app via another network like one on a mobile phone so you can access Outlook.com.
Clear browser cache and cookies
Try clearing your browser cache and cookies and change the IP address of the computer by disconnecting and reconnecting the internet. Then try to access Outlook.com again.
DNS Cache
To clear the DNS cache on your computer, look up instructions for your specific operating system online. Then try to access the Outlook.com site again.
Web Browser Plugins
If you are still having trouble accessing Outlook.com, you may try to disable web browser plugins (like ad-blockers) which may be interfering with access to Outlook.com