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Outlook, is a well-known email application that most users use it to manage their mails. Due to not-matched version or some bugs, it occurs issues. Thus, you may find your Outlook work not properly.

Cannot open your Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016? In this article you will find really working solutions for 'Cannot start Microsoft Outlook' problem that will help you have your Outlook up and running again with no errors.

This has just happened but it's not the first time. I have Windows 10 1607 build 14393.447. Launch dialogue says it's stopped working and will shut down; Safe Mode says the same, as does repair. It was all fine yesterday.Last time it happened, somebody posted a tip which worked but I've forgotten what it was.

The fixes work in all versions of Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 and lower and on all systems.A few articles ago we discussed what can be done when. Today, let's see how you can fix and prevent an even worse scenario when your Outlook does not open at all. these solutions address the most common causes and work in most cases. these tips cover less frequent scenarios and address more specific errors.'

Unable to start Microsoft Outlook' error - causes and symptomsThe main symptom of this problem is very obvious and easily recognizable: you click Outlook's icon, an hourglass appears and is hanging for a while, and then you get the 'Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook' error.According to Microsoft, the major cause of this issue is a corrupted Navigation Pane settings file - profilename.xml, where 'profilename' is the name of your Outlook profile. A good indication that the file is corrupted is when its size is 0 KB. No one knows the exact reason why this happens, but all versions of Microsoft Outlook from 2003 to the newest Outlook 2016 may be affected.Other reasons may be when you run Outlook in the compatibility mode, or if you are using a profile created in an older Outlook version, or if the Outlook data file (.pst or.ost) was deleted or damaged as the result of incorrect uninstallation or reinstallation of Outlook.Anyway, whatever the reason is, the outcome is the same - you cannot open the Outlook window because of this error: ' Cannot start Microsoft Outlook.

Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of folders cannot be opened.' There may be a few variations of this message depending on which Outlook version you use.Outlook 2010: ' Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.'

Outlook 2007: ' Cannot open your default e-mail folders. The information store could not be opened.' Outlook 2003: ' Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded.' How to fix 'Cannot start Microsoft Outlook' issue - universal solutionsNow that you know what causes problems on Outlook start up, let's see how we can get them fixed. Below you will find the troubleshooting steps for 4 most common problems that prevent Outlook from starting correctly, listed in order of frequency and efficiency:.Recover the Navigation Pane configuration fileIn most cases it is the corrupted Navigation Pane settings file that prevents Outlook from starting successfully, so the first thing you need to do is to mend it.

Here's how you can do this on different operating systems:. If you use Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, click the Start button. On Windows XP, click Start Run. Type the following command in the search field:outlook.exe /resetnavpane.

Note: An automatic fix for 'Outlook unable to start' problem is available of Microsoft's site for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Simply click ' Fix this problem' link on.Delete the Navigation pane settings fileIf for some reason you were not able to recover the Navigation pane configuration file, nor did the provided by Microsoft work, try to delete the XML file that stores the navigation pane settings.

To do this, proceed with the following steps:. Enter the below command in the Start Search field on Windows 7 and Windows 8 (or Start Run on Windows XP) and press Enter:%appdata%MicrosoftOutlook. This will open the folder where Microsoft Outlook configuration files are stored. Find and delete the Outlook.xml file. If your old Outlook PST file was severely damaged and the was not successful, you may get ' Cannot start Microsoft Outlook.

The set of folders cannot be opened' error again. If this case, the only way is to create a new profile and use it without importing data from the old.pst file.If your old.pst file contains very important data that you absolutely cannot live without, you can try some third-part tools to repair your PST file, e.g. Described in this article:. I cannot recommend any particular tool because luckily have never had to use any on my own machine. Start Outlook in Safe Mode without any extensionsStarting Outlook in Safe Mode actually means that it will be run without any add-ins that are currently installed on your machine.

Outlook Safe Mode To Normal Mode

It is the fastest way to determine if the problem on Outlook start up is caused by some of the add-ins.To open Outlook in safe mode, click on its icon holding the Ctrl key, or click Start and enter outlook /safe in the search line and then press Enter. Outlook will display a message asking you to confirm that you really want to start it in safe mode, click Yes.An alternative way is to use the outlook.exe /noextensions command, which basically means the same - start Outlook without any extensions.If Outlook starts fine in safe mode, the problem is definitely with one of your add-ins. Try to disable the add-ins one at a time to detect which one is causing the problem. You can find the detailed information for Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 and older versions here:. Fix Outlook hanging on Loading ProfileThis problem is most typical for Office 365/Office 2016/Office 2013 but it may occur in Outlook 2010 and lower versions too. The main symptom is Outlook hanging on the Loading Profile screen, and the main cause is a conflict between the operating system and OEM video drivers.To fix this issue, please do the following two things:. Set the display color depth to 16-bit.Right click on an empty space on your desktop and then click on Screen Resolution Advanced settings.

Then switch to the Monitor tab and change Colors to 16-bit. Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration.In Outlook 2010, 2013 and 2016, go to the File tab Options Advanced and select the Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration checkbox under the Display section near the bottom of the dialog.The solutions above address the most frequent reasons of Outlook starting problems and help in 99% of cases. If against all expectations your Outlook still won't open, try the troubleshooting steps below. These tips cover other, less frequent scenarios, and more specific errors. Solutions for specific Outlook startup errorsThese solutions address less common errors that may occur in certain scenarios. A fix for 'Cannot start Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt' errorAs the error description explains, this error happens if you have a corrupted or outdated MAPI32.DLL installed on your machine.

Usually this happens when you'd installed a newer version of Microsoft Office and then installed an older one.The entire text of the error message is this: ' Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version. This could have been caused by installing other messaging software. Please reinstall Outlook.' To fix the MAPI32.DLL error, perform the following steps:. Open C:Program FilesCommon FilesSystemMsmapi1033. Delete MAPI32.DLL.

Rename MSMAPI32.DLL to MAPI32.DLLStart Outlook and the error should be gone. A fix for Exchange Server errorsIf you work in a corporate environment and your company uses an Outlook Exchange server, then the 'unable to open Outlook' problem may be caused by something known as Cached Exchange Mode. When the Cached Exchange Mode is enabled, it saves and regularly updates a copy of your Exchange mailbox on your computer. If you don't need this option, then turn it off and you should no longer get the error. Below are the links to turn off Cached Exchange Mode in different Outlook versions:.Another error that may occur in the Exchange server environment is related to a missing default gateway setup. I'm not really sure what it actually means, but fortunately for us Microsoft has an explanation and automatic fix for Outlook 2007 and 2010. You can download it from.One more cause of errors when starting Outlook is disabling the Encrypt data between Outlook and Microsoft Exchange setting.

If it is the case, you will see the errors like these:' Unable to open your default e-mail folders. The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available' or 'Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook'.And again, Microsoft has provided the detailed information on how to cope with this problem, you can find it on. A fix for Outlook Connector errorsIf you cannot start Outlook because of an error message similar to this one: ' Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. MAPI was unable to load the information service msncon.dll. Be sure the service is correctly installed and configured', know that it is the Microsoft Hotmail Connector add-in to blame.In this case, uninstall the Outlook Connector manually as recommended on, and then install it anew.

Here are the download links:.How to speed up and improve your Outlook experienceThough this section does not relate directly to Outlook start-up problems, it still may be useful if you actively use Outlook in your daily work. Let me, please, quickly introduce you to 5 time-saving plug-ins that automate the following tasks in Outlook 2016 - 2003:. (all members of our support team use it and it's hard to say how much time it has actually saved us!).You can find more details about the tools and download their trials by clicking the links above.

Just give them a try, and these plug-ins will streamline your email communication and enhance your Outlook experience in so many ways!You can buy any of the tools separately or as part of. And don't forget to grab a special coupon code that we created especially for our blog readers. Use it on the order form and get the 15% discount on any products: AB14-BlogSpo.Hopefully, at least one of the solutions described in this article helped to resolve the problem on your machine and now your Outlook is up and running again. If not, you can leave a comment here and we will try to figure out the solution together.

Thanks for reading! You may also be interested in:. I am in the same situation with Outlook 2016, following the uninstall of a third party software. This software includes an Outlook addon which might explain why the uninstall affected Outlook.Anyway, that's Microsoft.I have tried all the above mentioned options to no avail.I have recreated a new PST file, Outlook now opens (great!), however I cannot import any mail from the old file (so what?). It is an OST file which has a 250M size.So, it seems I have lost 6 months of banking business information.This makes me think how right I am of having 4 home computers equipped with Linux Mageia! DON'T PANIC - TRY REBOOTING FIRST.I got stuck in a loop of the first 2 options (navpane, scanpst) - neither worked. Eventually, I put back what Scanpst was saying was my corrupted.PST file, rebooted, and all worked again properly.My original problem happened when I tried adding a work email account into Outlook 2013 (I already have 9 email accounts loaded).My guess is something was corrupted in Windows' cache, and all the hard options here were unnecessary.

try rebooting before panicking. I am having problems opening Outlook.My problems started a few days ago. First, deleted junk kept reappearing, then while trying to reply to mail, I get a message saying 'cannot send, device not connected to internet'. However, the person who I wrote to apparently got it and replied.Tried to locate.pst file to scan it with scanpst but it's not anywhere in my program files.Indeed 'Outlook /safe'in run tells me Outlook is not found. Yet, I've just been using it today and I am sure I haven't deleted it.The compatability box is unchecked; it wasn't checked in the first place.I am in China if that's any significance.Hope you can help me. Just for those in my situation: None of what is in this 'How to fix' apply.at all.

Fist off, I am getting this dreaded error (Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of folders cannot be opened.

The file C:UsersuserAppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlookuser.ost is not an Outlook file (.ost).) is zero in size while doing a clean install of Outlook 2016. Using a Win 10 laptop remotely.

The '.ost' file is being created for the first time (I've uninstalled and removed all traces of Outlook 2016 or Office 2016, for that matter, several times). I have and can run Outlook 2013, connecting cleanly via the manual settings no longer allowed under 2016. Yes, the '.ost' file is corrupted, but the corruption is while being created by the Outlook 2016 program itself. There isn't a fixing tool that can correct it. It seems that Microsoft has to screw with anything that works in order to frustrate everyone into using the junk they are trying to force down the throats of the marketplace. (For those who wonder why this being done on a Win 10 machine, that was a no choice situation forced by Microsoft and Lenovo.). I believe I found another unique method that creates the same error message about being unable to open the outlook file when you have MORE THAN ONE PROFILE as I have two.