WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Microsoft Outlook customers reported points with accessing and utilizing the e-mail platform Monday morning.

Microsoft 365 outage and downside reviews peaked at virtually 18,000 shortly after 11 a.m. Eastern Monday morning, in line with outage tracker Downdetector. Reports have appeared to say no since then.

Most of the reviews expressed points with Outlook. Many customers of Microsoft’s emailing platform shared frustration on social media, with some noting they have been unable to signal into or load their accounts.

The firm stated that it was “investigating an issue with accessing Outlook on the web” in a Twitter thread posted on its Microsoft 365 Status account — and later added {that a} “downstream impact” was additionally recognized for Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.

Shortly after midday ET, Microsoft 365 Status stated it had “halted an ongoing deployment and are monitoring services to see if that provides relief to the environment.”

The Associated Press reached out to Microsoft for additional statements Monday.

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