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Fixing a status that has been permanent on my outlook for over a year

Hi, I am asking if anyone has ever solved through the process of fixing this screenshot of my status. Literally for a year my status has read "offline - out of office". Open to suggestions. All of the generic solutions that I have researched…

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asked 2026-10-07T01:21:08.4433333+00:00
Rocco Mazzei 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-07T03:36:13.14+00:00
Jade Ng 15,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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outlook 2016 could not search any emails

hello, i am facing that issue for outlook 2016 after windows upadate the patch of sept will problem outlook 2016 trying to indexing and re-create the profile, but does not resolve

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asked 2026-10-06T06:22:04.23+00:00
Pritesh Salve 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-07T02:33:24.82+00:00
Pritesh Salve 45 Reputation points
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Outlook Search Not Working on Windows 11 Pro for Gmail POP Account

Hello Microsoft Community, We are facing a persistent Outlook search and indexing issue on a Windows 11 Pro device. Environment Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft 365 Business Standard, 64-bit) Windows 11 Pro Gmail mailbox configured in Outlook using POP …

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asked 2026-10-06T03:42:29.28+00:00
GagandeepKaur 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-07T01:58:19.5033333+00:00
seoshack 0 Reputation points
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Outlook 2024 (POP/PST): Search does not index HTML email bodies (IFilter issue)

Hello, I am facing a persistent search issue in Outlook 2024 (using POP accounts with .pst data files). The search function only returns results if the keyword appears in the Subject line or in the name of an attachment. Words inside the email body are…

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asked 2026-09-06T21:08:03.09+00:00
bernard Andri 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-07T00:01:36.72+00:00
Gabe Bratton 90 Reputation points
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Oct 1 until now

Cannot send or receive emails for my business. Trouble tree do-loops are not helpful

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asked 2026-10-05T19:18:23.98+00:00
Dr Dean Alley PhD 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T22:58:37.43+00:00
Jay1 Tran 1,700 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I need to recover a permanently deleted email.

I accidentally deleted an email and I cannot recover it because it does not show up in the recently deleted email folder. Is there another way to recover that email?

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asked 2026-10-05T13:46:17.28+00:00
Harlan, James 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T21:51:14.9166667+00:00
Hani-Ng 2,230 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Sync Issues

I'm currently having Sync issues popping up in my deleted items 9:57:53                    The client operation failed. 9:57:53                    Microsoft Exchange Information Store 9:57:53                    For more information on this failure, click…

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asked 2026-10-06T21:12:21.55+00:00
Shane 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T21:24:21.9433333+00:00
Kai-L 19,920 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I send a text message from Outlook

How do I send meeting information as a text to a phone from my Outlook

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asked 2026-10-05T18:12:50.9366667+00:00
Jenni Sciarappa Shaw 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T21:13:17.5633333+00:00
Kai-L 19,920 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unable to add Shared Mailbox in Outlook Classic

User is able to see the mailbox both in OWA and in New Outlook, but when trying to add the mailbox in Outlook Classic, it takes forever until it eventually crashes. We have seen this behavior in several other cases. Only workaround so far has been to ask…

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asked 2026-10-06T18:42:42.9233333+00:00
DM 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T19:06:28.9566667+00:00
Ryan-N 16,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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on outlook when i send an email to my assistant she receives it but then she cannot find it

on outlook when i send an email to my assistant she receives it but then she cannot find it

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asked 2026-10-06T18:38:05.9633333+00:00
Ernesto Uranga 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T19:02:42.09+00:00
Kai-L 19,920 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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URGENT: Immediate Assistance Required – High Volume of Spam Emails

Hi Team, We are contacting you from [Moderator note: personal info removed]  regarding an urgent issue with our email account: [Moderator note: personal info removed] @lowcostletterbox.com We are currently receiving thousands of spam emails, which is…

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asked 2026-10-06T15:38:50.9333333+00:00
Stanley Samidas 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-06T16:13:19.04+00:00
Jack-Bu 6,865 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Outlook 2021 image file not able to view in message body

Outlook 2021 image file not able to view in message body, The Linked image cannot be displayed error in an Outlook email message

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asked 2026-10-05T07:24:12.45+00:00
IT Department 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T15:49:48.95+00:00
Liora 2,085 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Pdf attachment getting blocked in Classic Outlook 2024

I bought an airline ticket today and it does not appear in my Classic Outlook 2024 program. It does not even show a paperclip symbol that there is an attachment. It just says outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachment. It does…

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asked 2026-10-02T01:35:35.56+00:00
Kelvin Stoner 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T12:24:12.33+00:00
Kelvin Stoner 20 Reputation points
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My outlook will not search emails?

The Search option will not search any emails in my Outlook 365, windows 11.

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asked 2026-09-22T18:49:15.5733333+00:00
CAS Closing 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T12:06:36+00:00
Ryan Shultz 5 Reputation points
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Microsoft Outlook Classic Email Signatures Picture Display Issues

Hello Support Team, The Microsoft Office Suite recently rolled out an update to versions 2026 August 11: Version 2607 (Build 20228.20190) & 2026 August 19 Version 2608 (Build 20326.20100) While Microsoft Office automatically updated to this…

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asked 2026-08-21T15:27:48.9066667+00:00
H4ppyUsers69! 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-06T11:16:25.99+00:00
Hornblower409 16,350 Reputation points
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Issue with Contact Notes

Users are unable to search and retrieve contact notes associated with contacts stored in a shared mailbox when using Classic Outlook with Cached Exchange Mode enabled. Search results do not return the expected contact information. When Outlook is…

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asked 2026-10-05T18:14:07.8+00:00
Hairston, Samantha 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-05T20:26:52.59+00:00
Jay1 Tran 1,700 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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bcc email list limitations?

why cant i send a bcc email to a 89 member mail list?

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asked 2026-10-05T18:43:22.38+00:00
Chuck Weir 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-05T19:51:37.1+00:00
Lin v 1,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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ONE DRIVE LINK IS MISSING FROM CLASSIC OUTLOOK SIDEBAR

The OneDrive link that was on the sidebar in the classic outlook had disappeared. I followed your instructions on adding it back in, which worked while I was logged in. However, after logging off and returning later in the day, the link to the OneDrive…

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asked 2026-10-02T16:52:45.2133333+00:00
DARLENE TROUTMAN 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-05T16:46:53.2866667+00:00
Lin v 1,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do I add someone to a "safe senders list" in Outlook?

How do I add someone to a "safe senders list" in Outlook?

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asked 2026-10-04T14:53:06.49+00:00
Leonard Sperling, M.D 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-05T16:33:41.5733333+00:00
Helen Luu 3,300 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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outlook classic drops attachments

outlook classic has been acting up when it comes to sending a group email that has multiple attachments. The issues are never the same when I try to send group emails. Sometimes the emails get bounced back, sometimes the emails only contain some of the…

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asked 2026-10-05T15:43:55.1666667+00:00
Grace Community Church 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T16:32:23.3433333+00:00
Hendrix 1,750 Reputation points Independent Advisor