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?

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home

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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. Anonymous
    2020-07-15T17:46:00+00:00

    This worked on me 

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

    and then

    officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.12827.20470

    Thank you! This worked for me, too.

    Worked for me! Thank you!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-15T17:46:28+00:00

    Thank you!!!! Worked for me!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-15T17:46:41+00:00

    Have tried everything suggested.

    Running Office2019 Pro stand alone (NOT 365) version.

    Nothing has worked.

    Problem has not been fixed.

    All other Office 2019 programs work.

    Outlook does not... Opens for about 5 seconds then closes.

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