By Sophia | Last Updated
On one occasion, when I launch the Outlook and it not responding and the prompt shows me that Microsoft Outlook has stopped working. Then I found there are four workarounds on how to fix Microsoft Outlook has stopped working. Walk through the steps below to address the issue.
Step 1: Close the application when Microsoft Outlook is not working.
Step 2: Press Windows key + R combination to invoke Run dialog. Input "Outlook.exe /safe" and hit Enter. Once the Microsoft Outlook restarts, it works in safe mode.
Step 3: remove the needless add-ins.
For Microsoft Outlook 2010/2013/2016: Click File at the top-left corner, then tap on Options in the left panel. The Outlook Options window will pop up next, click on Add-ins then Go.
For Microsoft Outlook 2007: Click Tools on the menu bar and select Trust Center from the drop-down. Click on Add-ins and Go.
Step 4: Check on the add-ins you needless and Remove. Relaunch your Outlook to check it.
Microsoft Outlook has stopped working it may be damaged while we using the application, so we can address the issue by running SCANPST.
Step 1: Press Windows + E to open File Explorer window, type SCANPST in the Search bar and hit Enter. Double-click on the result to run the program.
Step 2: In the Microsoft Outlook Inbox Repair Tool window, tap on Browse to choose the pst file to repair, click Start to begin.
Step 3: Click Repair to fix the broken pst file. When repair complete, click Ok to finish.
Step 1: In the Windows Search Box, type Event Viewer then Enter.
Step 2: Expand Windows Logs then click on Application. Find out items that named "Outlook", "Windows Error Reporting" or "Application Error" in the Source line. See the information under the General tab, locate the error file and delete.
Step 1: Open Control Panel, click on Uninstall a program.
Step 2: Click On Microsoft Office program, and tap on Change.
Step 3: Check "Repair" and then Continue. Waite for a while the reparation finished, close it. Relaunch the application to see if it works.
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