Tag Archives: Outlook

Workaround/Fix for Outlook issue: Appointments automatically become Teams meetings

[German]Another small addendum to a problem with Outlook. In the blog, I had picked up on the annoying behavior that Outlook appointments have automatically become Teams meetings for some time. At the weekend, I came across a workaround and a … Continue reading

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Outlook: Microsoft releases workaround for "open window" startup bug

[German]Since the Office updates of late June 2023, users have been complaining about a new bug in Outlook. Outlook asks at every start if windows open in the previous session (which do not exist) should be opened again. I had … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365: First Windows Mail and Calendar users will be migrated to the new Outlook at the end of August 2023

[English]Microsoft plans to gradually migrate first users of Windows apps Mail and Calandard to the new Outlook app starting in late August 2023. I'm not sure how excited users are about this.

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Outlook: Microsoft releases temporary fix for slow saving on network paths

[German]Microsoft has published a new support article the other day that addresses the "slow save" issue with Outlook Desktop. The problem occurs when attachments are to be saved to a location within a network. Then a corresponding dialog box appears. … Continue reading

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Outlook blocks hyperlinks after July 2023 update; a workaround from Microsoft

[German]Since installing the July 11, 2023 security updates that closed a Security Feature Bypass vulnerability in Outlook, some users can no longer use hyperlinks without restrictions. Either a warning comes up or the hyperlinks no longer work. Now Microsoft has … Continue reading

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Outlook appointments automatically become teams meetings

[German]Besides the issue, that Outlook constantly asking to open previous session windows on startup (see Outlook startup asks for "re-open windows", options to disable missing), there may be another bug that has made its way into the Click-2-Run versions of … Continue reading

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Outlook 2016: Links broken after update from July 11, 2023 (KB5002427) – Security warning appears when clicking links

[German]The security update KB5002427 for Outlook 2016 from July 11, 2023 (as well as the Click-2-Run updates of Office from the same date) cause an unpleasant bug. If the user wants to open links in Outlook 2016, the program displays … Continue reading

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Outlook startup asks for "re-open windows", options to disable missing

[German]Microsoft seems to have shipped a new bug in Outlook with the late June 2023 Office updates. A blog reader pointed out to me that he is struggling with the problem that every time he starts Outlook, it asks if … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365 (Business) Outlook shows black font on black background

[German]Here's an issue that is probably affecting Outlook users (from Microsoft 365 Business) since long. Incoming (html) emails from some providers are displayed with black text on a black background. It hits sporadic some accounts and some mails, sometimes it's … Continue reading

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Microsoft 365: Microsoft shares a workaround for hanging/slow running Outlook

[German]Microsoft has already published a support article on June 19, 2023, which deals with a problem under Microsoft 365 in connection with Outlook. Outlook starts extremely slowly in certain situations and gets stuck in the startup logo. The cause is … Continue reading

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