unable to login to my email account

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2026-11-12T18:57:54.2566667+00:00

I am unable to login to my email. When I click on 'outlook' it just spins and spins but will not open

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  1. Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 13,106 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-11-12T19:00:08.0833333+00:00

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    Hello,

    What you are experiencing is currently linked to an active Microsoft 365 service incident tracked under ID EX1550543.

    Microsoft initially reported intermittent connectivity issues affecting Exchange Online mailboxes in the Americas, and has since updated the advisory to confirm that the issue may impact general Microsoft 365 service connectivity across any region.

    What this means for your environment:

    • Affected Services: Primarily Exchange Online / Outlook (desktop client, Outlook on the web, and mobile apps), along with potential authentication or connection timeouts across broader Microsoft 365 services (such as Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, or the Microsoft 365 Admin Center) that rely on shared front-end connectivity infrastructure.

    Action Required: No configuration changes are needed on your tenant or client devices. Microsoft engineering teams are actively working on mitigation.

    How to track live status:

    Open the Microsoft 365 Admin Center using a Global Admin or Service Support Admin account.

    Navigate to Health > Service health.

    Search for incident ID EX1550543 for real-time mitigation progress and root cause updates.(You can also follow official updates via @MSFT365Status on X).

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    2026-11-12T18:59:57.7733333+00:00

    Open Outlook.com in a private or incognito browser window first; if it loads there, disable ad-blocking extensions and clear Outlook.com cookies and cached data in the normal browser.

    Fix the continuous loading spinner

    1. Open a private window:
      • Microsoft Edge: Menu ⋯ → New InPrivate window
      • Chrome: Menu ⋮ → New Incognito window
      • Firefox: Menu ☰ → New private window
      • Safari: File → New Private Window
    2. Go to www.outlook.com and sign in.
    3. If Outlook opens in the private window:
      • Disable extensions temporarily, particularly AdBlock or uBlock. Microsoft notes that these extensions can cause Outlook.com loading problems.^1^
      • Clear the normal browser’s cookies and cached data for Outlook.com.
      • Close all browser windows, reopen the browser, and sign in again. This is Microsoft’s documented browser-reset sequence for Outlook.com display failures.^2^
    4. If it still spins, test another current supported browser. On Windows, use the latest Edge, Chrome, or Firefox; on macOS, use the latest Edge, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari 16 or later.^1^

    If it fails in every browser or device

    Check the Microsoft Service Health Status site. If Outlook is not shown as healthy, wait for service restoration and try again. Microsoft also publishes Outlook.com-specific known problems and workarounds.^3^

    If the service is healthy:

    • If you receive a password, verification, blocked-account, or other sign-in error, use the Microsoft account sign-in helper linked from Microsoft’s support page. Outlook.com support cannot recover access directly when an account cannot sign in.^4^
    • If authentication succeeds but only the mailbox keeps loading, use another working Microsoft account to open Outlook.com support, or—if the mailbox eventually opens—select Help, search for the issue, then choose Still need help? → Yes.^4^

    References

    1. Supported browsers for Outlook on the web and Outlook.com | Microsoft Support
    2. Fixes or workarounds for recent issues on Outlook.com | Microsoft Support
    3. Fixes or workarounds for recent issues on Outlook.com
    4. How to get support for Outlook.com | Microsoft Support
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