New Outlook: Calendar view cannot open modal dialogs (e.g. new event/settings) – Mail view works
I've been troubleshooting the above new issue (to me) with Copilot to produce the below summary. Hope this is helpful and you can advise and/or resolve ASAP! Thanks. --- We are experiencing a consistent issue in New Outlook for Windows, with similar reports from Outlook for Mac, where Calendar view fails to display modal dialogs. This affects: Creating new calendar events Editing or duplicating events Opening Settings When triggered from Calendar view, no dialog appears and the UI becomes unresponsive for that action. Note: Once calendar view 'breaks' Outlook, even switching back to mail view doesn't always work (incl. inability to close via usual X top right). Key behaviour ✅ Issue occurs only in Calendar view ✅ Same functionality works correctly from Mail view: New → Event opens and works Settings opens normally ✅ Outlook Web (PWA) and Teams Calendar work without issue ✅ Switching from Calendar → Mail immediately restores functionality Impact Users cannot effectively manage calendars using the desktop app (only view) Disrupts scheduling workflows Requires switching views or using other apps to complete basic actions Scope Multiple users affected Reproduced across: Windows (New Outlook) Mac (similar behaviour reported) Not device-specific Not account-specific Troubleshooting already attempted App repair/reset Full reinstall Restarting WebView2 processes Clearing local app data No resolution (only temporary, same as killing task and restarting app). Observed pattern This appears to be isolated to the Calendar view UI layer, specifically: Modal/dialog rendering fails only when invoked from the Calendar canvas The same dialogs work when invoked from Mail context Suspected cause Likely a regression in the Calendar canvas/modal framework in New Outlook (Monarch) affecting dialog rendering. This is consistent with previously observed Calendar-specific rendering issues in New Outlook (UI-layer defects limited to Calendar view rather than Exchange Online service). Request Confirm whether this is a known or emerging issue Provide workaround or mitigation guidance Advise if this is linked to a recent feature rollout / flighting Share ETA for fix if available Workaround (confirmed) Use Mail view → New → Event Use Outlook Web (PWA) or Teams Calendar Additional notes (optional) Issue appears tied to Calendar view state rather than service/backend Switching views consistently resets behaviour (albeit not consistently/long term) Suggest investigating Calendar modal rendering lifecycle
Multi-day all-day event in Bookings calendar does not block staff availability (single-day works)
I've found a reproducible issue with Microsoft Bookings staff availability blocking. Scenario: One of my staff members went on vacation. To block her availability without removing her hours, I created an all-day event directly in the Bookings calendar covering her entire vacation week. Problem: - When I create a single-day all-day event → her time slots are correctly removed from the booking page. - When I create a multi-day all-day event (covering the full week) → her time slots still appear as available on the booking page. Expected behavior: A multi-day all-day event should block availability the same way a single-day event does. Is this a known bug? Is there a fix or ETA?
Need to Restore PST Files to Office 365 Mailboxes - What's the Best Approach
Hey everyone, I have a task coming up where I need to restore several PST files back into Office 365 mailboxes. Haven't done this before at this scale and honestly not sure where to begin. I've looked at Microsoft's native import service through Purview but I have a few concerns: Some of the PST files are quite large — not sure how well it handles that I need to restore only specific folders for some users, not the entire PST I'm worried about data consistency after the restore Would prefer something that doesn't require too many admin roles or complex setup For those who have done PST to Office 365 restores — what approach worked best for you? Any tools, tips, or things to watch out for that you wish you knew before starting?
Access selecting specific date on a calendar
I'm pulling my hair out because everything I've found through my research says my VBA code should work, but it doesn't! Here's the story. I have a calendar (form) that shows events going on for each month. What I want is for a person to click on a specific day and have a pop-up form appear showing more details of the events for whatever day they clicked on. I used the below code, which mostly works... When I click on a date, the month and year will be correct, but not the day of the month. The day of the month is always today's day. For example, let's say I click on the day Feb. 2, 2024 and today's date is May 21, 2026. My pop-up form will show the events for Feb. 21, 2024. This is the code I have: Private Sub lblTue3_Click() Dim txtSelectDate As Date (probably don't need this) Dim iDayOfMonth As Integer Dim iMonth As Integer Dim iYear As Integer Dim dSelectDate as Date iDayOfMonth= Format(Me.txtSelectDate.Value, "d") iMonth = Format(Me.txtSelectDate, "mm") iYear = Format(Me.txtSelectDate, "yyyy") dSelectDate = CDate(iMonth & "/" & iDayOfMonth & "/" & iYear) DoCmd.OpenForm "frmThatContainsMyData", acNormal, , "[DateOnFormUsedForFilter]=#" & dSelectDate & "#", , acDialog Update: I think I figured out where the problem is. When the calendar form is loaded, that's where txtSelectDate is defined. However, I don't know how to define txtSelectDate to whatever date I click on in the calendar. It defaults to today's date when I load the form. When I change the month or year, those number change in the txtSelectDate box, but not the day. This is the code I currently have. (DisplayMonthName displays the month and year; don't think it's part of my issue) Private Sub Form_Load() Me.txtSelectDate = Date Call DisplayMonthName End Sub Any help is greatly appreciated!
Prevent Microsoft 365 meeting invites from automatically appearing in users’ calendars
Hi All, We are trying to prevent Microsoft 365 meeting invites from automatically appearing in users’ calendars as Tentative until the user explicitly accepts the invite. Setting for Outlook Classic, New Outlook and Windows or Outlook Web. Need Microsoft recommendation on this one.
Reserve Calendar Time for Bookings
How do you block space out on your personal calendar such that it's only available to Microsoft bookings, and shows busy to others in your organization? I've created a personal bookings page with custom timeslots--that's working just fine. The problem is that people in my org who can see my calendar are sending calendar invites for those same timeslots, making them no longer available to the bookings page. If I add my own events to my personal calendar to mark time as busy, those slots also disappear from the bookings page. How can I adjust things such as to reserve time exclusively for Microsoft bookings and no other users at my org?
Disable incessant nagware popups
I don't know about everyone else, but I am sick and tired of the nagware pop ups in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. Every single product harasses me with pop ups trying to tell me "hey, did you know this feature was here?", "you can do this if you click that", "let me hold your hand through using products you've used for decades even though you don't want daddy Microslop to do that". This is a prime example. I keep getting the same ones again and again and again and everything I've read indicates they should only appear once. But they don't. They keep coming back like a psychotic stalker ex who wants alimony even though you were never married. How do I get this nagware to stop?!Primer: How to Use RBAC for Applications to Control App Use of the Mail.Send Permission
The temptation to use the Mail.Send application permission in scripts can lead PowerShell developers into trouble because the permission allows access to all mailboxes, including sensitive executive and financial mailboxes. Fortunately, RBAC for Applications allows tenants to control the access that apps have to mailboxes and other Exchange content. All explained here with an example script to test RBAC of Applications. https://office365itpros.com/2026/02/17/mail-send-rbac-for-applications/Calendar items not sent to new members of group
Hello, I have created some calendar items in outlook that are sent to a group. Whenever I make a change in that group (either add or delete members) this calendar item is not updated. This means that new group members do not receive an invitation for existing meetings. What I need to do to resolve this, is to edit each such meeting, eg make a change in description, and then send it again. Only this way the new group members will get invited. I come from Google, where this feature works flawlessly and it seems very strange for outlook to force me to update each calendar item, just to update the recipients. It kind of defeats the whole purpose of using groups in calendar. Is there any way you can fix this please? Thank you! Kostas
