Microsoft® Outlook 2010 not opening

What are the ways to resolve Microsoft Outlook 2010 not opening?

Microsoft Outlook is the personal information manager from Microsoft. It is included in the Office productivity suite of Microsoft. Microsoft Outlook includes a Calendar, Task Manager, Contact Manager, note taking, a journal etc. Microsoft Outlook 2010 is the latest version of Outlook. It has come with many advanced features, however, you may face issues with Microsoft Outlook 2010 due to various reasons. You can use the safe mode option to resolve most of the issues with Microsoft Outlook 2010. You can run the Microsoft Outlook in the safe mode by simply typing 'outlook/safe in your run'. Safe mode will disable all the e-mail rules and filters in Microsoft Outlook 2010.

Find the most probable causes and methods to handle Microsoft Outlook 2010 not opening issue in the following:

• Microsoft Outlook 2010 not opening
• Causes
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Microsoft Outlook 2010 not opening

When you try to start Microsoft Outlook 2010 on your computer, you may receive the following error message “Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience”. You can see the error signature information, if you view the error report.

Causes

You may face this issue while opening in your computer, if the Outlook.exe file was configured by using the Windows program compatibility mode setting. If you set compatibility for Microsoft Outlook to Windows 95, 98 or Millennium Edition while using a different OS, Outlook displays this error. This is because the location of the Outlook Profile information in the registry is different on different operating systems.

To fix this problem with Microsoft Outlook, you need to locate Outlook.exe. It is usually located in the following folder: C:Program FilesMicrosoft Office. After finding the file, right-click Outlook.exe, and click 'Properties'. Click 'Run this program in compatibility mode' for check box and then click 'OK' on the 'Compatibility' tab. If this does not fix your problem, it is better to reinstall Microsoft Outlook 2010 in your system. Presence of malwares can also be the reason for Microsoft Outlook not opening, so you need to check your system for viruses. You could get plenty of third-party utilities to remove the viruses.

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