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Opened Jan 22, 2026 by Karolin Maiden@karolinmaiden
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Troubleshoot Outlook for Windows issues

However, you can use these best troubleshooting steps to solve your errors efficiently. In this article, we’ve covered many fixes which will surely help solutions for Outlook loading issues to get rid of these problems. For severe damages, we suggest using an alternative software which ensures your Outlook remains responsive quickly, efficiently and reliably.

If a user has a large mailbox or lots of folder nesting, syncing might lag or even crash. Let’s look at what causes Outlook solutions for Outlook loading issues to crash, how you can fix it, and a smarter tool that takes a lot of the stress off your plate. Most Outlook problems can be resolved with proper troubleshooting and maintenance.

Get Help has troubleshooters for classic Outlook for Windows you can run for many common scenarios, such as Outlook startup or profile setup problems. These often help resolve issues without the need to contact support. To import contacts from other email services, export contacts, or clean up duplicate contacts, select an option from the Manage contacts menu. You can view more than one calendar at a time, add other calendars, choose which calendar to display, solutions for Outlook loading issues and create new calendars. 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. Some customers may not be able to see their Profile, Account or Sign Out options when selecting their picture on the top toolbar.

Ask a question and find solutions from Support Agents, MVPs, Engineers, and Outlook users. Now all you need solutions for Outlook loading issues to do is to untick the add-ins and close the dialog. If it does and Outlook starts working properly, then most likely the problem is with one of your add-ins, which leads us to the next step.

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.

If you close outlook(make sure its not in the system tray) then click on start and type Domain, then find Access work or school. You should see the Microsoft account, click on solutions for Outlook loading issues it and disconnect it. I'm having an issue with one Outlook 365, the program open and get stuck at loading the user profile, any profiles. I decided to try and fix it by uninstalling and reinstalling. I also removed some old add-ins and an old, inactive account (but Outlook worked no problem with these for a long time).

Below, you will see some of the most common issues that users run into, and what the most efficient way to troubleshoot Outlook is. When your mail profile is damaged, Outlook often fails to start as well or you’ll find yourself encountering one error after the other. When the scan is done and errors have been fixed, run scanpst.exe again until no errors are found anymore. If after scanning the file more than 3 or 4 times errors are still found, you might want to copy over your data in a solutions for Outlook loading issues new pst-file. However, like any software, Outlook isn’t immune to issues. Occasionally, classic Outlook tries to run a process in the background.

You can create a new profile and then add your email accounts to the new profile. If repairing your Microsoft 365 programs didn't resolve your issue, move on to the next step. For example, the first time you try to Dismiss All on a list of reminders, Outlook asks you if you're sure you want to do that. If you don't choose an option on that solutions for Outlook loading issues dialog box, Outlook won't let you do anything else.

You can run the Inbox Repair Tool (scanpst.exe) to scan your Outlook data files and repair errors. Where outlook is solutions for Outlook loading issues installed there is an application called SCANPST.EXE. You can also try typing "run" in the search bar, and then enter outlook.exe /safe into the run bar.

This at least allowed me to see if it was a plugin issue. You could try going into Mail (Microsoft Outlook) (32 bit) app in Control Panel and delete the Outlook profile then open Outlook and allow it to create a new one. TrustedTech delivers unbeatable customer service, with experts solutions for Outlook loading issues in licensing and high-level technicians always on-call to answer your tech issues in-depth. The instructions given in the error will seldom actually fix this issue as the issue is more likely to be caused by the add-in itself, rather then by an Outlook installation issue.

After reinstalling, now it freezes constantly, even when not in use. Roughly every 5 seconds, the window freezes, grays out, and gives a "not responding" message--just as before. But it happens constantly without me even doing anything in Outlook now.

This happens to accounts that are configured in the iOS Mail app. The issues documented in this section have been reported after installing the recent updates listed below. We're investigating the issues and will update this page when a fix is available. In the meantime, please use the workarounds suggested for each issue.

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