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Created Nov 03, 2025 by Cathryn Toledo@cathryntoledo8Maintainer

Fix your Outlook email connection by repairing your profile

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Please install the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to fix this issue. Outlook 2016 freezes when you try to preview an Excel file that's attached to an email. We're investigating the issue and will update this page when a fix is available.

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Things changed on February 1st, 2024 when Google and Yahoo started applying new email sender standards in an attempt to improve their users’ experience. Even with the correct SMTP details, the server might be down or malfunctioning. Understanding the specific error codes returned by the SMTP server can help diagnose the issue. Mistyped usernames or passwords can prevent successful authentication with your SMTP server, leading to failed email sends. To edit a shared calendar, go online to your own Outlook.com calendar, open Calendar for Windows 10, or use a mobile device. Read how to Add your Outlook.com account to another mail app.

This is one of the more popular culprits as to why Outlook repeatedly asks for your password. A laggy search is one of the most common Microsoft Outlook problems. It may arise at different times, depending on your platform or device. If your account hasn't been active in over 270 days, it is considered inactive. Live.com addresses are gone forever when they are deleted.

To learn more about how to share your feedback, see How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office. Visit Firefox support to learn how to Disable or remove Add-ons. If you access your Outlook.com account through the iOS Mail app, you may be repeatedly asked to enter your username and password. We're aware of an issue where some users see the error message "Your message can't be displayed right now".

Below, you will see some of the most common issues that users run into, and what the most efficient way to troubleshoot Outlook is.Running Out of Mailbox Space. ...Outlook Crashes or Freezes on Opening. ...Recovering Deleted Items. ...Search Is Not Working. ...View Settings.

As a ‘non-delivery’ email notification is not always sent, you may not Outlook Fix resource center be aware that your important messages are not being delivered until you run a deliverability test. This will guide you in determining if the server is down or if there are other connection issues. When you try to accept a shared Outlook.com calendar using your Microsoft 365 for business account in Outlook 2016, you might receive the "Something went wrong" error or your sign-in might fail. We have recently received some reports of users who are experiencing issues with subscribing to .ics/ical calendars. Email authentication was more of a recommendation than a requirement until recently.

Note that you can quickly tell how your mail is currently sorted, by the presence of a small triangle on the field headers. Another options is to use the Filter Email button on the ribbon. You may notice that All, Unread , Mentioned Outlook Fix resource center and other sort and filtering options, such as By date, and Newest are missing in Outlook above your email list. MAPI does not validate that a provider's DLL that it is requested to load is registered correctly in MapiSVC.inf or even that it comes from the local machine.

Sometimes, it may be your Outlook app itself that is damaged. Not to worry, you can use the built-in Microsoft Office repair utility to get it back in order. You can still log in to Outlook with a legacy @live.com email address. If you have not logged in to your email address in over two years, it will be considered inactive and may have been removed. A vast community of Microsoft Office365 users that are working together to support the product and others. The Microsoft Information Protection API (MIP) is responsible for policy enforcement related to sensitivity labels, content classification, and encryption.

The funny thing is that Outlook Fix resource center the new "modern" Outlook worked fine, though, which made things even more confusing. We looked at the sign-in logs, tested new accounts, and eventually found what was really going on. Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used email clients globally, especially in professional and business environments. Outlook also comes with strong built-in security features, making it a reliable choice for managing communication and workflow.

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