Microsoft’s Outlook Outage: When Your Email Takes an Unplanned Vacation
Microsoft is in detective mode, investigating why classic Outlook users in Asia Pacific and North America can’t connect to Exchange Online. While they search for clues, users are advised to swap the classic desktop client for Outlook on the Web. Stay tuned for updates on these classic Outlook search issues!

Hot Take:
When it comes to Microsoft’s Exchange Online, it’s like the classic Outlook desktop client woke up today and chose chaos. If only it could be as reliable as your grandma’s old typewriter. It’s time for Microsoft to get their email ducks in a row before the entire Asia Pacific and North America regions decide to send them a strongly-worded email — if they could only get their Outlook to work, that is!
Key Points:
- Microsoft Exchange Online is experiencing a service outage, affecting the classic Outlook desktop client.
- Users in Asia Pacific and North America are unable to access their mailboxes due to connectivity issues.
- Microsoft suggests using Outlook on the Web as a temporary workaround.
- A separate incident is causing search issues within the classic Outlook desktop client.
- This outage follows recent DNS and authentication-related issues affecting multiple Microsoft services.
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