Microsoft Outlook crashed across Germany – users shell out alarm!

Microsoft Outlook crashed across Germany – users shell out alarm!

On Saturday evening, March 1st, Microsoft users worldwide experienced massive problems with the popular email application Outlook. According to reports, the disruptions were so severe that over 26,000 reports were received on the Downdetector platform, including 3,700 from Germany alone. Many users reported on social media that they had no access to their email inboxes - neither on desktop computers nor on mobile devices. The disruptions affected not only Outlook, but also Microsoft 365 applications, including programs such as PowerPoint derwesten.de reported.

The problems appear to be global, as users of alternative services such as Gmail and iCloud also reported similar glitches. A significant increase in disruption reports was observed on the “allestoerungen.at” platform, which illustrates the extent of the disruption. Microsoft has so far officially confirmed the problems on X and assured that a solution is being worked on, but there has been no detailed explanation of what exactly led to the outages. This glitch was commented on on social media by numerous users who were frustrated by the lack of access to important features and hoped for a quick fix.