Microsoft shares workaround for Outlook freezes, slow starts

[Porthos]

Microsoft shares workaround for Outlook freezes, slow starts

Microsoft is working to address a known issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers, causing slow starts and freezes as if Offline Outlook Data Files (OST) are being synced right after launch.

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[callthatgirl]

I haven't seen that happen yet but I have seen profiles mysteriously delete any new profiles I make. I called it the Outlook ghost. 2 systems so far.

 

[phaZed]

Microsoft acknowledges Outlook freeze and slow start issues. While a permanent fix is coming, you can try toggling "Shared Calendar Improvements" on and off to potentially resolve the problem in the meantime.

Isn't it somewhat infuriating that Microsoft doesn't do that? They've got live-updates. They have telemetry.

if (startTime > tooLongStart & registry.longStartCount >= 2)
msgbox("Wow. That took a long time for Outlook the last 3 times you started it. There is a known issue, can we toggle on and off Shared Calendar Improvements to see if that fixes the long start time?", 4, "We can fix it for you.")
if (Response=OK)
outlook.toggleCalShareImprove
outlook.restart


Don't make people search the internet for that kind of stuff, Microsoft. C'mon.

 

[Philippe]

Isn't it somewhat infuriating that Microsoft doesn't do that? They've got live-updates. They have telemetry.

Real question is: why this kind of stupid bug is still in Outlook, a program they're developing for at least 27 years?

 

[Sky-Knight]

Real question is: why this kind of stupid bug is still in Outlook, a program they're developing for at least 27 years?

Because Outlook is a bloated monstrosity of unmanageable nightmares only describable in Biblical terms?

Seriously, it was a mess before Microsoft bought it ages ago, and it's only gotten worse as they bolted on endless stacks of new features. It's rooted in a programming language that's older than most people still working in the industry for crying out loud.

Outlook PRE exists for a reason, and a complete rewrite is the only way forward.

 

[lan101]

Because Outlook is a bloated monstrosity of unmanageable nightmares only describable in Biblical terms?

Seriously, it was a mess before Microsoft bought it ages ago, and it's only gotten worse as they bolted on endless stacks of new features. It's rooted in a programming language that's older than most people still working in the industry for crying out loud.

Outlook PRE exists for a reason, and a complete rewrite is the only way forward.

I knew there was a good reason I never wanted to use outlook lol.

 

[HCHTech]

it's only gotten worse as they bolted on endless stacks of new features. It's rooted in a programming language that's older than most people still working in the industry for crying out loud.

This is one of the paradoxes of software, IMO. You would think that the more mature a program got, the fewer problems it would have, because "by now, they have found and fixed them all". It's really the opposite. Even if a company developed the thing from day one instead of purchasing it, development over time with different teams that had different goals and management means the code base gets worse and worse over time. There is probably a bell curve in reliability. The "best" a software is is some point after a few updates from the original and before new features start getting added.

 

[britechguy]

This is one of the paradoxes of software, IMO.

Entropy applies everywhere, and I'd say in long term software development on a single product probably more than many other places.