Microsoft outage

Looks like there is some kind of global MS outage. Apparently people can't get into outlook accounts or emails plus Xbox logins affected. Don't know if this spreading into pc usage for stuff like accessing store or even checking for updates. Twitter is going crazy over this. I just checked my hotmail acc on iOS and it's erroring out

same here. Southern California.

Seems to still be functioning here -signed into account, sent email from outlook to gmail accounts updates work. Southampton UK.

I just got into my Hotmail.com and Outlook.com accounts without issue.

I think not long after I posted it started coming back, I can access now too.

Microsoft Outlook, Skype, OneDrive hit by another authentication issue | ZDNet

Microsoft Outlook, Skype, OneDrive hit by another authentication issue

Two weeks ago, a widespread authentication issue prevented a number of Microsoft users from accessing their cloud services. It looks like it's happening again today, March 21.

Update No. 2 (3:25 pm ET) : Microsoft is now saying it's "deploying a fix to restore service. Users should begin to experience service restoration as the fix is rolled out."

Edit: and from the Microsoft page linked to:

Title: Can't sign in to Outlook.com

User Impact: Users may have been intermittently unable to sign in to the service.

Final status: We've completed deployment of the fix and confirmed that service is restored. Users may need to exit all browsers and/or refresh the page in order to successfully sign in.

Start time: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 5:15 PM UTC
End time: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 7:43 PM UTC

Title: Can't sign in to OneDrive

User Impact: Users may be intermittently unable to sign in to the service.

More info: In some cases, after signing in to the service, users are then unable to access their OneDrive content. As the issue is intermittent in nature, users may be able to reload the page or make another attempt successfully.

Current status: We've deployed a fix for the underlying issue, but there is some residual impact. We're working to isolate the cause and determine our next troubleshooting steps.

Start time: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 5:15 PM UTC
Next update by: Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 9:00 PM UTC