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Copper Contributor

Jul 15, 2020

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Outlook 365 suddenly won't open

Hello; Outlook worked this morning, now it won't open, says to open in Safe Mode, but that doesn't work, tries to open for 5 seconds than nothing. Restarted PC and no help. Please advise! Steven F 60...

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Steven_F_603
Jul 15, 2020
RobWill_19
Steven F, original poster here: my Outlook just fixed @ 1:20 Pm pst, I tried it and it opened right up. Hope the same for all of you, maybe 1 at a time! Thanks all.......

RobWill_19

Copper Contributor

Jul 15, 2020

dpgarcia

Microsoft is pushing out a fix. It is applied simply by closing and reopening Outlook. It may take a few more hours to reach all machines but I have seen it repair several already, as well as others have reported the same.

dpgarcia

Copper Contributor

Jul 15, 2020

RobWill_19

Many thanks Rob and everyone. Apparently my machine received the fix - Outlook is now working.

Best regards to all.

Dennis

Pattib425
Copper Contributor
Jul 16, 2020
dpgarciaAll of a sudden I got an update and all is well. Thanks guys.
- MikeK145
  Copper Contributor
  Jul 16, 2020
  What was the update? I havent received one and I uninstalled rolled back and reinstalled, still the same.Pattib425
  - RobWill_19
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 16, 2020
    MikeK145 On the systems where the fix/patch/update was applied for me it wasn't like a standard update. Simply closing Outlook and reopening caused Outlook to check for and apply the fix. No messages about installing or updating. When it opened there was a message box I have not seen before in the top right corner of Outlook stating "Problem Detected" with suggestions but all was working. Makes me nervous that things can get applied, broken, and fixed in the background. Wondering just how much control Microsoft has over our systems.