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Troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook Running Slow or Locking Up

Summary: This article provides information about troubleshooting Microsoft Outlook performance issues on your Dell computer.

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Outlook 365

Cause

When the Outlook program suffers from performance issues, there are several issues that may be the cause.

  • A corrupt or damaged PST File
  • An Outlook Add In, not functioning
  • A Corrupted Outlook profile
  • A Problem with the Outlook application

Resolution

Caution: These instructions are aimed at Advanced Users, be careful when following these steps as potential loss of data and corruption of the Windows operating system can occur.

Affected Products

Inspiron, Latitude, Vostro, XPS, Legacy Laptop Models, Fixed Workstations