Outlook 2021 Contacts Window Opening in Fullscreen

Anonymous
2022-09-28T03:36:47+00:00

I just installed Office 2021 and I configured outlook. When I click on the "People" icon on the low left-hand side, it opens a window that occupies the entire outlook. This new window only contains one contact and that is it. I removed the contacts for now and only left 1. Please see the screen below. If there were more contacts they would show on the back of the wind ow. I cannot do anything to bring them to the front

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-06T22:01:46+00:00

    Thanks, CT2017_203 but we have already tried this workaround and it temporarily addresses the issue. However, it is not as easy as you describe the fix because the "VIEW" portion of your fix is not available once you have clicked on the Contacts icon. The best way to applied this short fix is using the workaround provided by Angelo Malo in this thread. Basically, in order to use your fix, the user needs first to launch Outlook in safe mode: "Outlook /safemode". This way you can turn the reading pane OFF. Otherwise, the only other way is to remove all contacts but that is too extreme. I hope you follow my suggestion

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-07T05:29:45+00:00

    J'ai été dépanné par un technicien Microsoft.
    Il y a un bug dans la MAJ Office du 26/9. Il a réinstallé la MAJ du 13/9 et tout va bien désormais
    J'ai désactivé les MAJ automatiques en attendant la suite.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-07T13:14:39+00:00

    Mercy Pierre,

    Dans mon pauvre Français j’ai pu comprendre et oui c’est un bug et Microsoft travaille sur un correctif

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-10-07T23:26:35+00:00

    I started experiencing the same issue a few days ago - Contacts opens white pane with one address obscuring most of Outlook window. As per another thread I rolled back my Office version from 2209 to 2208 {Version 2208 (Build 15601.20148)} dated Sep 13, 2022 and disabled Automatic Updates for Office. That's fixed it for me temporarily, but it appears there's a bug in the latest update (2209).

    Here's the reference I used for rolling back to previous version:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-revert-to-an-earlier-version-of-office-2bd5c457-a917-d57e-35a1-f709e3dda841

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-10-08T19:29:58+00:00

    Hi everyone. Just my two cents from my experience. I have a new Windows 11 system I purchased last year with Outlook from Office 2019 installed on it. I have had no issues with it until today. Coincidentally, I just recently purchased another Windows 11 system with the same Outlook which has no contacts set up yet. I was proceeding to figure out how to set up my contacts from my 2021 computer onto my 2022 computer when I discovered this issue. Sounds like a Microsoft Outlook issue just started for a bunch of us. Please help us Microsoft!!!!!!!!!!!

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