Some smart phones are unable to dial numbers that contain other characters, including the plus sign Outlook adds to phone numbers. Learn how to prevent Outlook from formatting phone numbers.
Outlook hangs while opening messages
A bug in Outlook allows a malformed "web bug" url to bypass the blocked external content setting. As a result, content that would normally be blocked by the Block External Content may be downloaded.
Outlook Error: General failure. The system cannot find file specified.
When you click on a link in an Outlook email, you may receive the following error message: General failure. The URL was: "//www.some-web-address.com" The system cannot find the file specified. This really isn’t an Outlook error, it’s a browser error, but most users will discover it when they click on a link in an Outlook
RMS Error: System clock has been tampered with
Error reading RMS Protected Messages in Outlook: System clock has been tampered with A user had a problem trying to open email protected by rights management. When he tried to open the RMS protected mails in Outlook, he kept receiving an error: "System clock has been tampered on the machine. Reset it and try again
Enter Network Password Dialog Keeps Popping Up
If the Enter Network Password dialog box is constantly coming up with a send and receive error, including for AT&T or Yahoo email accounts, try these solutions.
Add-in can only be Disabled by an Administrator
When you attempt to remove an add-in, the dialog tells you that only an administrator can connect or disconnect the add-in: This add-in is installed for all users on this computer and can only be connected or disconnected by an administrator.
Folder Home Pages aren't available
A security update released on October 11 2017 removes the Home Page tab from Outlook 2010, 2013, and 2016. This change was made for security reasons but because so many applications use Folder Home Pages, a registry key will re-enable it.
Shortcuts and the Missing Outlook:// Protocol
How to restore the Outlook:// protocol in Outlook 2007 and up. This protocol allows users to create shortcuts to Outlook items and open the items outside of Outlook.
Outlook is sending unknown messages
We're seeing reports from users that suspect Outlook is sending spam. Some users think it means that their computer is infected with an previously unknown spambot, it's not. It's a bug in how Outlook 2007 responds to Read Receipt Requests for Junk Email I recently found something terrible in my system. Special types of spam
Save a Message as HTML and Delete the (Annoying) Folder
When you save a message as HTML in Outlook 2007 (and 2010), Outlook creates a matching (and annoying) folder containing XML and THMX files. I'll show you how to prevent Outlook from doing this.