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Microsoft Outlook, a linchpin of both business and personal communication, has recently endured a spate of outages that have underscored the vulnerabilities in even the most trusted digital tools. For users across the globe who rely on Outlook for everything from time-sensitive business...
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On July 9, 2025, at approximately 10:20 PM UTC, Microsoft Outlook experienced a significant global outage, leaving millions of users unable to access their email accounts across web, desktop, and mobile platforms. (financialexpress.com)
Scope and Impact of the Outage
The disruption affected...
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Here’s a summary of the July 2025 Microsoft Outlook outage, with information from both the linked news article and official sources:
Outage Timeline & Scope:
The outage began on Wednesday night (July 9, 2025) and extended to Thursday morning (July 10).
It affected thousands of users globally...
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