Outlook opens, then immediately closes

Anonymous
2020-02-17T20:15:32+00:00

I just tried to update my dell desktop to Office 365, and now when i try to open Outlook, it immediately shuts down. clicking the outlook icon brings up https://outlook.live.com/mail/inbox but i don't want that. I want my traditional outlook. Help?

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Monkey57 3,535 Reputation points
2020-07-15T17:45:38+00:00

in the "Type here to search" box on the Task Bar type > cmd   >choose run as an administrator.. paste the commands into Command Prompt box.

Hit the enter key on the keyboard after pasting each command line.

cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun"

and then

officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.12827.20470

UPDATE:

Do nothing, wait.   See:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/active-investigation-into-outlook-crashing-on-launch-9c59ad4b-813c-432a-afdc-f14717a4528d?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

Microsoft is automatically propagating a fix.....  I am seeing it automatically patch some of my clients i had not fixed yet, that complained earlier..

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  1. Monkey57 3,535 Reputation points
    2020-07-31T19:24:43+00:00

    Please consider making sure MFG, Windows, and Office updates are current, consider trying adwcleaner to see if malware is an issue.  The trending issue from the 7/15 regarding "Outlook opens, then immediately closes" was quickly resolved by Microsoft.  If the suggestions don't work, please consider starting a new questions.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-31T19:12:44+00:00

    Does anyone know if this is resolved yet?  I have a user whose Outlook app opens in a tiny bar and says it's disconnected.  But Outlook closes before we can do anything - after just a few seconds.

    I haven't seen any any alerts come through for O365 global admins about the Outlook app not functioning.  Any updates anyone has would be appreciated!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-26T04:15:54+00:00

    Please I want use Microsoft word 2013

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