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Hans-DieterGehlen
Jul 27, 2025Copper Contributor
Outlook 2016/2021 remains running after CreateObject() from VBA in Version 2412 and later
Hi everyone, I’d like to report a behavior change that affects Outlook (Classic) in Office 2016 and 2021, starting from Version 2412 (Build 16.0.18324.20168). We use VBA to check whether Outlook is...
MysterCamel
Jul 29, 2025Iron Contributor
Add Application.Quitat the end of your VBA code to force-close Outlook. Then update Office to the latest version. If the process still lingers, check if COM objects are properly released, or replace CreateObjectwith GetObjectin your code.