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Outlook 2016 not available to set as default mail app
Give a look at this article: https://www.slipstick.com/outlook/outlook-not-recognized-default-email-client/
Does it help?
- I had a similar problem but with Outlook 2013. Running the repair fixed it. Thank you.
This worked! All we had to do was a quick repair of office and it started showing up again! thanks!
- Open Control Panel and search for Default Programs.
- Select Set Default Programs link.
- Choose Microsoft Outlook from the list of programs.
Click "Set this program as default".
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Repair Office installation
If the affected program was installed after Office, try repairing the Office installation.
- Open Control panel, Program and Features
- Find and select your Office or Outlook installation
- Click Change
- Select Quick Repair then click the Repair button. (In older versions of Office, the option is called Repair.)
Try this once again if you are not able to resolve then you may try their https://officeerror.com/ blog this is not Microsoft Website but they listed resolvable steps.
The Quick Repair does work, but I'm deploying Feature Build upgrades to our company and randomly the Default App for Outlook is not available until a QR is performed. My question to Microsoft is what is causing this random problem?Vishal Kumar
We will give those a try. Thank you so much for your response!
anyone solved this issue? I am having same error as well. I tried to reinstall / changed regist , also not working at all.
I have a bit of problem with the language, therefore be patient. I was worrying for 3 days about that problem as I am not very good at computers, nursing homes resident.
So here is my positive answer. A friend did come and went to Microsoft store and downloaded Outlook , as I didn't like Mail. Everything was OK , only outlook was no longer showing in apps and features, but in default apps and features, it's within the new download from Microsoft. I hope with my limited computer knowledge I did help someone at least giving them a clue. So the bit is Go to Microsoft Store download missing app and everything should be OK. Glad I registered as I often need help.
Kind Regards
