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Embedded Objects are Blocked in Outlook Items

How to avoid the error message: "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments" after inserting objects into Outlook Tasks or using Word's Create Outlook Task command.

Email address was spelled wrong, is delivered

When you use the Resend button in an NDR to resend a message, the incorrect email address may be visible on the received message.

Help! My Email is Marked as Read

How can you read email on a smartphone and not have it marked read before you read it in Outlook?

Outlook Reminders are Silent when Windows is Locked

Outlook reminders won't play a sound when the Windows 7 (and up) desktop is locked.

Skype for Business is locking Outlook's .OST File

How to fix the error message "Cannot open this item. File access is denied. You do not have the permission required to access" the ost file when using Outlook and Lync.together.

Is 'Make a new profile' the new 'Format C:'?

Many times, Support staff suggest making new profiles because they don't know how to troubleshoot a problem or can't be bothered.

Can't Rename Windows Folder: Folder in Use Error

After saving or inserting and Outlook attachment, you can't rename the Windows folder and receive a Folder in Use error. This is a common Outlook problem and easily solved.

Outlook Crashes During Send & Receive

Microsoft Outlook crashes when you click Send and Receive.

How to Fix ‘Edit <0W>’ Folders

"I have phantom folders named Edit <0W> X folder (the X increments from 0 to 89 at last glance showing up in a .pst file. I can delete most of them, but 0 and 2 I cannot, and when I close Outlook, a lot of them come back! Those folders are created by security or  

Monthly Calendar Printing Bug when Starting the Week on Monday

Starting the week on Monday is the cause of this new printing bug. An Outlook 2010 user wanted to print a calendar using the options to print exactly one month per page and to print only the weekdays (Monday - Friday) but with September 2012, the printout included only the first 3 weeks – the  

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