Outlook asks to save when closing appointments without any change

Anonymous
2023-01-02T08:14:20+00:00

When I open any appointment in outlook Calendar I have to save it before closing if I have locked my PC in between. Even If I did not change anything (applies to any invite also empty freshly created ones and also applies when outlook is started in safe mode + also applies on different PC / different account)

[![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/20b86f9d-1cc2-4011-8f4d-a64e9f945f58?platform=QnASteps to reproduce:

  1. Open Outlook calendar, and open any appointment
  2. Put laptop to lock mode (windows key + L)
  3. Log in again
  4. Click the 'X' icon to close the appointment
  5. Outlook will pop up an alert box "Want to save your changes? Yes | No | Cancel " and the user has to select something.](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/20b86f9d-1cc2-4011-8f4d-a64e9f945f58?platform=QnA&fud_access=wJJIheezUklbAN2ppeDns8cDNpYs3nCYjgitr%2bfFBh2dqlqMuW7np3F6Utp%2fKMltnRRYFtVjOMO5tpbpW9UyRAwvLeec5emAPixgq9ta07Dgnp2aq5eJbnfd%2fU3qhn54gvgJwJvybOaDZLdxxWbmUU55lRVcs%2b2rsZqD5C%2f2ugIy6sqE3bmcGNiEPEvYKI16fklw5WYaFGrnASySzjzYPBMvt%2bVOvAQMf93S5Ko5apovha8xkf2t4FEpnnplUjx6vzNpK1AJ%2bm5J3PVtyfBv2Ngxo%2bKQEU%2b1bEbIrW6CGfvnpbcta1O6MDU7%2b9Ea77rcFd7uju0GTB3L41UvMQuArmQC6FPPSvSN6qLyVexBhQGTMqZUIG5uwLawp5kn016qCxHiiHVoGPOhOPlZjc2pXoVl6o5NdZl4BiPgXi2mF4g%3d "filestore.community.support.microsoft.com")

Disabling the weather information, scaling equal, new profile did not help for me, any idea how to solve this?

NOTE: There is still no solution / fix for this issue

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-02T14:15:06+00:00

    Same problem for me; and all the proposed solutions do not work. The display resolution/scaling is not applicable since the problem also occurs with a single laptop display.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-09T22:11:46+00:00

    I see this exact problem (and have for years). It's very irratating. Finally decided to see if there was a solution. I guess there is not. In the course of a day I may open 8 to 10 invites to access each meeting. I may not shut down my computer for days, but it does get locked when I'm away from the keyboard. When I eventually decide to close Outlook I may have 20 or 30 of these things to close. It's annoying and very reproducible. I can't believe MS hasn't fixed this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-25T15:02:55+00:00

    I don't know if this will work for everyone, but I was able to find a workaround that I can live with. I habitually use the "Close [Window]" [X] in the upper right, but instead, I added the "Save & Close" shortcut to my custom ribbon.

    File --> Options --> Customize Ribbon (or "Customize Quick Access Toolbar", if you prefer) --> Choose Commands from: "All commands" (dropdown)

    Select "Save & Close" and place according to your preference. I use the "Save as", "Undo", and "Redo" shortcuts, and wedge it in there.

    When opening an appointment, instead of clicking the "Close Window" option, use the "Save & Close" shortcut.

    Again, it doesn't solve the root problem, but I found that I could live with this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-14T13:15:09+00:00

    I am fed up with this issue. Microsoft is not able to solve this problem almost 2 years for me. This is very annoying. Probably a reason why other platforms doesn't like outlook.

    Everytime I get annoyed, I believed by this time MS would have fixed this issue. Get into forums looking for solution. But MS community forum or support don't give us a solution.

    Annoyance stays for few more years.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-11T07:57:53+00:00

    When you click on a link (e.g. to open a Zoom or Webex link) you have clicked into the body of the meeting causing the application goes into Edit mode. Once it's been in edit mode, it cannot be closed until you save or discard changes.

    ... or a Teams Meeting link. This behavior is what people are telling you is a bug. No user expects that they are editing a meeting they are invited to when clicking a link to join the Teams meeting in it - it makes no sense to anyone.

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