Attachments in Shared Mailboxes won't open, preview or save.

Anonymous
2025-02-25T08:12:30+00:00

Hello,

Across our company, people using the New Outlook for Windows are suffering the same issue with attachments not opening, previewing or allowing us to save, specifically .pdf file formats.

I've tried running an online Office 365 repair tool, I've also changed the default program for .pdfs from Adobe Reader to Edge on a hunch it was an issue with that. We're up to date on all Windows updates, and switching back to the Old Outlook works as normal.

The same issue occurs when trying to view the file with Outlook Online too.

Is there reported problems with this or a fix I can test/apply to a group please?

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments No comments

23 answers

Sort by: Most helpful
  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T06:30:32+00:00

    After a little testing today, the effected mailboxes from my original post are starting to open PDF's again.

    Could be that we're through this now?

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-28T16:59:54+00:00

    It is still not working for me as of 12:00 on 2/28/25.

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-26T15:28:39+00:00

    Great find about not needing to actually forward the message. Thanks!

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-25T16:36:19+00:00

    That link gives a 404 error. I am not seeing this posted in the Admin portal that they are working on it?

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-25T18:10:12+00:00

    My husband and I are trying to troubleshoot this issue that I'm having myself. We noticed that Adobe pushed an update yesterday 2/24/2025. Maybe that patch has something to do with it?

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments No comments