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Created Jan 20, 2026 by Roger Shand@roger91m884423Maintainer

5 Common Outlook Issues and Troubleshooting Tips

You can even migrate PST files to Office 365, email servers, and web email clients with the help of this software. If all the above methods were unsuccessful, you could take a closer look at the Outlook data file instead. You can easily use ScanPST to examine and repair your PST file. If that does not work you can try using SFWare PST repair software. You can create a new Outlook Data File and drag the Outlook Fix Blog items in the Lost and Found folder into the new data file.

Repair an Outlook data file (.pst) fileExit Outlook and browse to one of the following file locations: ...Open SCANPST.EXE.Select Browse to select the Outlook Data File (.pst) you want to scan. ...Choose Start to begin the scan.If the scan finds errors, choose Repair to start the process to fix them.More items...

I want it to open automatically whenever I open my laptop. Occasionally, classic Outlook tries to run a process in the background. Auto-archive, sending and receiving a very large attachment, or running some of the other mailbox tools can all be done in the background. Check the status bar at the bottom of the screen to see if another process is running.

Last but not least, you can try to repair Outlook PST files using the ScanPST tool or using a specialized Outlook repair tool. If your Outlook data file is damaged, you’ll need this tool. It’s built into Outlook and helps repair PST and OST files. Also, you can recover permanently deleted items and attachments from Outlook with the help Outlook Fix Blog of this Outlook repair tool.

Follow the steps below to reset the navigation panel and fix the loading profile issue. Dealing with Outlook stuck on loading Profile can be frustrating, but there are various troubleshooting steps you can take to resolve the issue. Start with the simpler solutions and gradually move to more advanced ones if necessary.

Download the latest updates by visiting your antivirus software vendor's website. Are Outlook Fix Blog you having trouble starting Outlook or receiving "Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window" error messages? We can fix the problem for you, or you can use the troubleshooting steps we're providing below to help resolve these startup issues.

We're investigating the issue and will update this page when a fix is available. If you're using Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016, uninstall and re-install iCloud to resolve this issue. This issue affects all Outlook versions on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10. A lot of times, a user will click on something by accident and change their view and be unsure of how to get it back. If anyone finds a more permanent solution, I would appreciate it. It seems like something went wrong on Microsoft update and they might recall it or fix it, so we might need to wait untill that.

Outlook.com (the web version of Outlook) and Outlook apps require a 1st party alias (Outlook/Hotmail/Live/MSN) to send and receive email, use calendar, etc. Occasionally, classic Outlook tries to run a process in the background. Auto-archive, sending and receiving a very large attachment, or running some of the other mailbox tools Outlook Fix Blog can all be done in the background. Check the status bar at the bottom of the screen to see if another process is running. If so, wait a short time (usually two or three minutes) to see if Outlook starts working again.

To install the latest Windows and Office updates, click the link below. Not something you want to take on lightly, but sometimes you have to. Similar to our earlier suggestion of repairing Office (see #3 Repair Your Microsoft Office above), perform the same steps except choose to Uninstall. Be aware that you may need your product key if you received one. Microsoft has its own tool for Outlook Fix Blog automatically scanning and correcting Office when things go awry. You can read about it and then run the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant to see if that helps.

These files can be repaired through an inbuilt program in the Outlook installation directory. If everything is working correctly, you can now delete the old profile. When you face issues related to the Outlook profile stuck on loading, there might be some hardware issues. So, make sure you turn off the hardware acceleration option in Outlook. To create a user profile, you must first create a user account.

If Outlook is NOT able to start in safe mode, then try the next proposed solution below, entitled Create a new Outlook profile. Starting Outlook in safe mode, which starts Outlook without add-ins loaded, can tell you if an add-in is the source of the problem. Try these troubleshooting steps in the order presented here, from simple to more complicated.

To learn more about how to share your feedback, see How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office. Customers using the contact support buttons at the foot of the support pages, or the "email us" links in support Virtual Agent, are unable to open the Help Pane. If you access your Outlook.com account through the iOS Mail app, you may be repeatedly asked to enter your username Outlook Fix Blog and password.

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