Search no longer works in Outlook.

Anonymous
2024-09-25T04:52:04+00:00

Search no longer works in Outlook. When I try to type something in the search field, it 'flashes' and nothing is entered. This morning there was both an Outlook and a Windows update.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-21T15:29:13+00:00

    For some reason or another, my program got fixed over the weekend.

    It seemed to be with the "Offline" searching function provided by an .OST offline data file being either corrupted or completely removed.

    This was fixed, by nothing I did. It had to have been on Microsoft Outlook email server side of things.

    ***If your program is still not searching, you can log onto the web and search it that way, or another device. Or you can see the fix above where you can search using the Outlook application ... with a few little changes to how you search.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-21T05:55:52+00:00

    Exactly the same with me. Updated, rebooted and repaired. As for the password issue with Hotmail account and mapi settings, just as bad.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-19T21:02:16+00:00

    Spot on.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-19T07:28:15+00:00

    Works for me too. As for the other issues with outlook such as passwords, primary and default accounts? Still a mess.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-18T18:18:48+00:00

    Hi, Brandon. Crazy workaround, but it worked for me as well! Thanks for the tip!

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