Unable to access my Outlook/hotmail email account. Error 401- RESOLVED

TeresaM 370 Reputation points
2025-07-10T05:49:26.7866667+00:00

Something is wrong with my personal email account, as other members of my family are able to access their Outlook email accounts. When I try to log on to Outlook (hotmail) on my phone or on my PC, I receive the following error message. I need to be able to access my emails. Please advise on how I can resolve this. I have already reset my password and cleared my cache and history.

UTC Date: 2025-07-10T05:33:04.707Z
Client Id: 8798D6BD74FF43679B325E07B4F542E7
Session Id: 85f3e46d-11d3-463d-bf21-b26d2fb91ceb
Client Version: 20250620014.20
BootResult: fail
Back Filled Errors: Unhandled Rejection: Error: 401:undefined|undefined:undefined
err: Error: 401
esrc: StartupData
et: ServerError
estack: Error: 401
    at Object.w [as createStatusErrorMessage] (https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.ad3a7e4e.js:1:1039)
    at https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.ad3a7e4e.js:1:161561
st: 401
efe: PH8PR20CA0019
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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MER 270 Reputation points
2025-07-10T10:31:01.1633333+00:00

I have spoken with Microsoft this AM via live chat and its a known issue which is effecting some users. They are working on the issue and hope to have it resolved asap

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  1. v-prompt v-prompt 0 Reputation points
    2025-07-10T06:11:58.1733333+00:00

    UTC Date: 2025-07-10T06:05:01.520Z Client Id: 0EE855AE4BA445089D47C6B047E67176 Session Id: 611326cc-b953-4eaf-9320-7e936b273b06 Client Version: 20250704003.04 BootResult: fail Back Filled Errors: Unhandled Rejection: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data:undefined|Unhandled Rejection: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data:undefined|Unhandled Rejection: Error: 401:undefined|Unhandled Rejection: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data:undefined|undefined:undefined|undefined:undefined|undefined:undefined|undefined:undefined err: Error: 401 esrc: StartupData et: ServerError estack: w@https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.5ec1239e.js:1:1039 S/</<@https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.5ec1239e.js:1:163185

    st: 401 efe: KU2P306CA0083

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  2. miguel abelleira abelleira gonzalez 0 Reputation points
    2025-07-10T09:34:28.7433333+00:00

    I have the same problem, phone, pc, all of my devices.

    UTC Date: 2025-07-10T09:26:55.565Z
    Client Id: 9033F1ABBC87464D8E724F6A6B9F9FA0
    Session Id: 74ac7142-942b-4a5d-bea3-58f8674fc497
    Client Version: 20250704003.04
    BootResult: fail
    Back Filled Errors: Unhandled Rejection: Error: 401:undefined|undefined:undefined
    err: Error: 401
    esrc: StartupData
    et: ServerError
    estack: Error: 401
        at Object.w [as createStatusErrorMessage] (https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.5ec1239e.js:1:1039)
        at https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.5ec1239e.js:1:163185
    st: 401
    efe: MA4P292CA0010
    
    

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  3. TINA finch 0 Reputation points
    2025-07-10T09:43:10.6533333+00:00

    This is happening to me too, on my mobile and laptop had no emails since 1am this morning. have changed my passwords and everything, getting panicky as was hacked last year

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  4. Senthil Rajan 15 Reputation points
    2025-07-10T10:45:44.48+00:00

    Hi there, Am also having the same issue since this morning. Is this affecting many users?

    UTC Date: 2025-07-10T10:38:53.426Z

    Client Id: C7AC4F23FE714ED2AE6132834069447C

    Session Id: 7658497d-a4fc-462a-9e00-03d4b0330732

    Client Version: 20250620014.20

    BootResult: fail

    Back Filled Errors: Unhandled Rejection: SyntaxError: Failed to execute 'json' on 'Response': Unexpected end of JSON input:undefined|Unhandled Rejection: Error: 401:undefined|undefined:undefined|undefined:undefined

    err: Error: 401

    esrc: StartupData

    et: ServerError

    estack: Error: 401

        at Object.w [as createStatusErrorMessage] (https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.ad3a7e4e.js:1:1039)

        at https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.mailindex.ad3a7e4e.js:1:161561

    st: 401

    efe: SY5PR01CA0073

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