# Anyone else affected by this Microsoft Outlook outage? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460 "2024-07-19T13:02:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/1 "2024-07-19T13:02:39Z")
I work for one of the largest federal agencies and haven’t been able to sign on to work for the past 1.5 hrs. Fortunately, the Dope and all of my time-wasters seem unaffected! 😃 Just weird, tho, when something like this happens, and it is made clear how potentially vulnerable our reliance on certain technolgy can be. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/2 "2024-07-19T13:14:12Z")
I wish it affected my work. I have 3 meetings already scheduled today, with a 4th likely to be added this afternoon. I _ **hate** _ Friday meetings. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/3 "2024-07-19T13:26:13Z")
I also work for the government and haven’t had any issues. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/4 "2024-07-19T13:27:03Z")
The outlook.live website seems fine. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/5 "2024-07-19T13:27:36Z")
Small business owner here. My phones are out, but I have internet. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/6 "2024-07-19T13:28:12Z")
Funny. I’ve gotten texts to my cellphone AND emails to my personal email. (Wish I’d checked them before dicking around for 20 minutes, rebooting, etc. Saw the texts when I was about to try to call the national helpdesk. Nice day out. I’m going for a bike ride! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/7 "2024-07-19T13:30:22Z")
I have affected by this outage. It’s been awful. My wife is trying to take a vacation day but she’s fielding a ton of calls from work about this even though they are unaffected by it. So of course now I have to listen to her complain about the idiots she works with who are worried they won’t have internet access after reading about this outage online. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/8 "2024-07-19T13:38:24Z")
Unless there is something else going on of which I’m unaware, this is not a “Microsoft Outlook\* outage.” There is currently a major issue with Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm, that is affecting systems world-wide. It is likely that you email provider is using Crowdstrike. \*Outlook is just a piece of software. It can’t have outages. Unless you mean [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com), but that is not affected. [Crowdstrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage (bbc.com)](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp4wnrxqlewo) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/9 "2024-07-19T14:00:36Z")
There is, in fact, a separate problem affecting Outlook. It’s very confusing. An inability to access Outlook may be caused by the Crowdstrike problem, _or_ by the **[Outlook problem](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/major-microsoft-365-outage-caused-by-azure-configuration-change/).** We’re discussing the Crowdstrike snafu **[here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-huge-outage-interruption-created-by-crowdstrike-problem-july-2024/1004454).** That’s a global crisis. The Azure-related Outlook issue appears to be limited to the central US. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/10 "2024-07-19T14:10:26Z")
And that’s an Office 365 problem, still not an “Outlook” outage. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/11 "2024-07-19T14:33:57Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > \*Outlook is just a piece of software. It can’t have outages. Blah-blah-blah. I suspected someone would come in and make some distinction that is utterly meaningless to me (and I suspect many other people unable to access computer applications.) The text said “Global Microsoft/Outlook/Crowdstrike Outage”. How bout if I just asked, “Anyone else’s computers not working this morning?” ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/12 "2024-07-19T14:42:56Z")
Mine is working fine but I heard some others across the branch can’t log into their computers at all. Our IT department sent out a vague email saying that “Critical systems such as EV1 and BN may not be available”. I have no idea what those systems are so I just assume I don’t need to worry about it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/13 "2024-07-19T14:51:22Z")
The only problem I’ve had is not being able to log into my bank’s website, or when I can, there’s no transactions showing after yesterday. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t even be aware of the problem. Luckily, our registers are still up and running. I know other businesses can’t accept credit cards right now. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/14 "2024-07-19T14:55:31Z")
Our bank did work. I got paid! Yay! Will be interesting to see if they give all of us admin leave for the duration of the outage. Or how often they expect me to check my texts/email to see if it comes back on. My work does not require that I be nose to the grindstone 8 hrs a day 5 days a week, but I was planning on getting SOME work done today. During my bike ride, I found $4.25 in quarters in the street. So it isn’t as though the day has been entirely unprofitable! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/15 "2024-07-19T15:01:15Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > During my bike ride, I found $4.25 in quarters in the street. So it isn’t as though the day has been entirely unprofitable! 😃 In one pile, or 17 totally separate coins? ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/16 "2024-07-19T15:11:10Z")
Sorry. I deal with a lot of “My Outlook isn’t working!!!” tickets only to find out that their internet is down. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/17 "2024-07-19T15:11:30Z")
My company outsources bookkeeping and time cards so I couldn’t punch in on time. Anyone else familiar with ultipro? I don’t know if it’s related to the problems globally or not, but time cards are digitally recorded and stored online. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/18 "2024-07-19T15:11:59Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I have affected by this outage. It’s been awful. My wife is trying to take a vacation day but she’s fielding a ton of calls from work about this even though they are unaffected by it. So of course now I have to listen to her complain about the idiots she works with who are worried they won’t have internet access after reading about this outage online. How awful for you. We are all here for you. We can get through this together. I’m retired. If it doesn’t effect my phone I’m good. So far so good. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/19 "2024-07-19T15:15:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > In one pile, or 17 totally separate coins? One “pile” - on a discrete portion of a road covering maybe 5x10’. Not in a crosswalk or anything, so I assume they were not dropped by a pedestrian. And close enough to each other that they were not thrown from a car moving at any speed. My sister (biking partner) thought they were embedded in the blacktop, but they weren’t! My wife is participating in a neighborhood garage sale at the moment (oh how I detest them!) When I came home, she had made a whopping $4 for the morning, so I had out-earned her on my bike ride! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460/20 "2024-07-19T15:16:31Z")
My gf had perfect timing. She took today off of work and went to [Phipp’s Conservatory](https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/) with some friends. She just texted me that she keeps getting messages from coworkers accusing her of knowing today was going to be a shit-show. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460.md?page=2)