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Daniolle
May 18, 2026Iron Contributor
How to measure time it takes to open an email in Outlook
Hopefully not a silly question... How can I accurately measure the time it takes to open an email in Outlook (Classic)? i.e. from me double clicking the email in the Inbox to the email Window fina...
Henrony
May 19, 2026Iron Contributor
The first event (your double-click) is something a script can't easily detect. But you can use it as the trigger to start the timer yourself. Then, the script can listen for the second event by using a Windows feature called WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) . WMI can send a notification the exact moment a new process (like a new Outlook window) is created on your system.