So, please carry on with the next (repair) solutions in this blog. But there are high chances that corruption would re-appear in form of error messages. If everything is OK, then this method worked. Try running your Outlook application now. The new Outlook profile will be created which you can set as default for your account using Always use this profile option. Then click on Add from the same dialogue box, provide a name to the profile and click on OK. Here, select your corrupted Outlook profile and click on Remove option. For this, user just needs to move to Control Panel, click on Mail option and then click on Show Profiles option. Run the update if available as sometime running application on old updates would affect its current functioning.Īnother way to tackle the corruption in Outlook profile is removing it and recreating a new Outlook profile to link your account with.

And if it does not help, you can check for the available updates for your Microsoft Office program. It is advised to disable or remove Outlook Add-ins from Options to avoid its intervention in the Outlook functioning. For that, you need to type “outlook /safe” in the Windows run box opened by pressing Windows and R keys on the keyboard together. The first trial would be running your Outlook application in safe mode. How to deal with corrupted Outlook profile initially? To repair the corrupted Outlook profile, user should research in all areas and perform the possible solution for it. The source of corruption in Outlook profile can be different – oversized PST file, corrupted PST file, sudden system shutdown, invalid login attempts to profile, improper Outlook installation, interference of linked applications, old updates, faulty Add-ons, virus intrusions etc. while trying to access the application or running any operation in the Outlook, freeze up or slowdown of functions in Outlook, etc. Corruption in any Outlook profile which contains configurations, email accounts, Outlook settings may lead to problems like disconnection of emails within the Outlook application, arising of certain Outlook errors like “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook.”, “Operation failed”, etc.

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