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Can't create Teams Meeting in Outlook - Office 365
- Jun 20, 2019Yeah, do that! I haven’t heard anyone else so far! I’d also check the message center in the admin portal and see if there are any disruptions
I think I have found solution for me and yourself
The way to test it out is to see if Teams schedule opens ok in Web version first of all. If it does then next step are an extremely likely fix for your Local Outlook app issue with Teams Meeting creation button not working. Or for that matter ANY issue with OUTLOOK.
I used to work for MSIT dept in Microsoft Reading so I used this fix quite a lot for Outlook issues . It'ssusually caused by a crash of windows or outlook corrupting the outlook PST file that contains some sync info that can never be fixed. Its simpler and faster to RECREATE a NEW PST file . Sadly Microsoft products ,unlike Others I am not allowed to mention here crash quite a but and skrew up the file system a lot.
Im cutting to the chase here so this might work but paying for the business version fixes a lot of integrations too so don't be skimpy for a few bucks .
So you need to
1st Delete your faulty Outlook Mail Profile from Control Panel ( but you can leave it there if you want ( its optional of you want to play safe) You can just ADD a NEW MIL profile in control panel
Make sure you have a backup of your emails in your own PST file 1st in case something goes wrong .However IF your emails are all cashed in the cloud anyway meaning you can access them from Outlook webmail then you do not need to worry.
- Open Control Panel by clicking the Windows key and typing Control Panel.or in the search box in the bottom left type Control panel
- In Control Panel, change the "View by:" in the upper-right-hand corner to Small icons then click the Mail icon. so it lists all the control panel features
- Click MAIL
- Click the Show Profiles button.
- Highlight the profile to be deleted and click the Remove button. ( optional to delete it)
- Click OK.
Essential step
Go back and Create a Outlook Mail Profile from Control Panel
- Open Control Panel (click Windows button and type Control Panel).
- Click the Mail icon as before
- Click the Show Profiles button.
- Click the Add… button to add a new profile
- Name it something like your name or your business name ( my silly Example "John doe" )
- OK
- . Enter your 365 Business Email domain name it will look like My example is John@groupsukgmacom.onmicro.com entetthe password as shown and OK
- Now CHANGE the box that says "ALLWAY USE THIS PROFILE to reflect the new name label you created in step 5. BUT only require IF you decided to KEEP your OLD Profile . since its going to be the ONLY MAIL profile so it does not matter
- Click OK
You now need to do similar for Outlook
Now open outlook 365 app
Click on LEFT side click File menu ,
Click "Offce account" at the bottom ,
A new box opens showing your office account info . In right-hand box click on Switch account.
Now enter that same (YOUR ) Business Domain email you just put in previously
EG as above John@groupsukgmacom.onmicro.com
Now outlook it will pickup that FRESH NONE corrupted outlook file you created
What Version 365 I choose
I recommend at least the the £12 per month 365 Business standard as it has all the Local apps bundles and Business version of TEAMS and that made sense as it was just £40 more per year than my 365 home family version. Much the same but WAY better support, more apps and also the desired integration of TEAMS with Office 365. Now I know it makes no sense why Microsoft cannot link a paid for a personal account to a Free teams but it is what it is., from what I have researched the Business section is totally separate from personal Familly and FREE versions so these versions are not AS integrated.
The cheaper BASIC Business version ONLY work on a WEB page . you have been warned. So if you hate web based stuff then steer clear of it. It works ok but takes a bit of getting used to. But it is half the price
hopefully I have not missed any steps.
It took me 1 hour to do this,so hope you can appreciate the free effort