Jake Peterson

Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor

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Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions.

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November 13, 2026

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Key Takeaways

Many Microsoft products and services were down Thursday afternoon.

Downdetector showed hundreds of thousands of user reports for issues with Outlook, but many Microsoft services have user reports too.

Microsoft 365's status page didn't not load at first, which I had never experienced.

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If you were having trouble accessing certain services like Microsoft Teams or Outlook, you were not alone. Early Thursday afternoon, many of Microsoft's biggest apps and services were experiencing downtime.…