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.ics files open in Calendar App instead of Microsoft Office Outlook
I did a Microsoft Office repair last week. Now when I click on a .ics file, It opens up in the Windows 10 Calendar App instead of Microsoft Outlook. When I went to change the default settings, I didn't see any options for Outlook like I did in my email default programs.
How do I fix it? I have Microsoft Office 365 on the Monthly Channel Insider program and regular Windows 10.
The defaults can be changed from the ' get info ' options.
Due to permissions the default is not working when tried to change it directly
right click on the .ics file > select 'get info' > unlock the change permissions by entering the credentials > then make changes to the default outlook app
- This was happening to me. I am on Windows 10, Office 365. Outlook is set as my default email client but ics files were set to open with Calendar. Here is how I fixed it.
1. In the search box by the start button type DEFAULT.
2. Default Apps pops up above. Choose that.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the newly opened window and click "Choose default apps by file type".
4. Scroll down to .ics and change the default app to Outlook.- This did not work for me.
- I tried this repeatedly. It did not work for me. No change in behavior.
I know this is an old post, but make sure that you're selecting the correct .extension in the Default Apps by file type hyperlink...it makes a difference which extension is being chosen.
B_Van_Spanje This is what I found on Mac help desk and it worked for me: In Apple Calendar app, go to Calendar > Preferences and set Outlook as your default calendar. Thereafter, . ics files downloaded open automatically in Outlook.
LaurieD9 I am having the same problem and the suggested steps are already in place but it does not fix the problem. Outlook has not worked since updating macOS Big Sur to Monterey.
Hi, am running Monteray on an intel MacBook, with office365
Under Calendar App preferences, my default calendar app is set to Outlook, but each time I double-clicked on *.ics, it would open Calendar App, not Outlook.
what I had to do is right-click and choose open with, and I noticed that it had CalendarFileHandler selected.
To fix this, right-click on a *.ics file, and select "get info". then go to "open with" and select Outlook, and click on the "change all" button.
hope this helps a fellow mac user- This worked for me. Thanks!
I am a support tech and we have a Mac user with the same issue. The user gets invites all the time and adds them to her calendar via an ics file. Out of the blue last week Outlook just started opening the ics in an email message instead of her calendar.
Any news on a fix? She is up to date with Office for Mac 16.43
Hi, am running Monteray on an intel MacBook, with office365, and had the same issue:
under Calendar App preferences, my default calendar app is set to Outlook, but each time I double-clicked on *.ics, it would open Calendar App, not Outlook.
what I had to do is right-click and choose open with, and I noticed that it had CalendarFileHandler selected.
To fix this, right-click on a *.ics file, and select "get info". then go to "open with" and select Outlook, and click on the "change all" button.
hope this helps a fellow mac user- Hi
Please try the below for Windows 10 users, it may work for you:
Click on the start icon->type default apps->click on default apps->scroll to the bottom of the page->click on choose default apps by file type->scroll all the way down to .ics-> click on .ics and select outlook ->close outlook and reopen
Thanks
Hi mate, was also headbutting the keyboard on this until...
Type default apps into search bar
Bottom left should be set default by apps
Find Calendar, click manage.
Change to Outlook on the .ics option.
Your welcome 😄
- This resolved the issue for me. Thank you mytquinnc!
- This worked, thanks!
Experiencing this issue after a recent update (last 3-4 wks, but haven't pinned down which one). Mail client was suddenly active instead of outlook desktop client for MS365. Tried the default apps - BUT when entering the .ics file extension - outlook is NOT listed as an option for .ICS file extensions, just MS mail. When i try choosing an alternate application then select Outlook.exe - i get the warning message that this application does not support the .ics file extension.
Only workaround so far is the drag & drop method after saving the .ics file to my pc.
I just want everyone to know that this issue resolved without me knowing what happened. Perhaps it was the midmonth Office 365 update that fixed it, but all ics. files now default to my Microsoft 365 Outlook instead of my Microsoft mail app.
Again, I can't explain specifically how this got fixed if anyone else is experiencing the same problem
B_Van_Spanje The same thing has started happening to me. I've run the Outlook updates and it's still not resolved it. It is really annoying you can set O365 as the default opener for ics files not the Calendar app.
- I found my Outlook was 1809 vs 1909. Went to File | Office Account | Office Updates and updated. Now I can open .ics files and assign outlook as the default app.
tward60 my windows is the latest Windows 10 update.
