How to Repair Microsoft Outlook Calendar not Responding or Working Issue?
A calendar is a scheduling component, which helps us to arrange and organize our day to day task. An Outlook calendar is also similar, which is fully integrated with emails, contacts, tasks and other items in the user account. So, if a user faces an issue like Microsoft Outlook calendar not responding, might result in serious problems in the schedule and arrangements. It may affect all the created appointments, meetings, organized events, group schedules and more. The blog discusses various solution to fix this Outlook calendar not working problem in Windows OS. Go through the solutions discussed in the upcoming section.
My Outlook Calendar not Working Properly – Client Query
“My MS Outlook 2013 is having a large amount of data, and Outlook calendar is having lots of schedules and events marked on it. The data is very important that I cannot afford to lose it no matter what. Last day, when I opened my Outlook calendar, it was not responding. I tried to open the same PST file in my another account but still, it was a failure. How can I fix Microsoft Outlook calendars not working issue efficiently without any data loss.”
Microsoft Outlook calendar Not Responding – An Instant Solution
You can fix Outlook 2010, 2007 calendar issue in two ways either by using manual techniques or by trying any third party solution. The professional solution can be considered as the answer to the above-discussed user query. As the user has explained that he had tried to open the same PST file in another account, it is clear that the chances of PST file corruption are more.
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The upcoming sections of the blog discuss, how to resolve Microsoft Outlook calendar not responding issue using manual solutions available in Microsoft.
Troubleshoot – MS Outlook Calendar Issues Manually
Before going through the solutions to fix these Outlook calendar errors, let us find out why the Outlook calendar is not working.
- Latest updates have not been installed
- Another process is using Microsoft Outlook
- Add-ins interfering with the proper working of Outlook
- AppData folder is redirected to the network location
- Outlook PST file or user profile is corrupted
- Outdated antivirus programs installed on the machine
Now, find out the various manual solutions that can resolve the above-discussed cause in an efficient way. The first and most suggested solution is to open MS Outlook in safe mode.
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1. Open Outlook Safe Mode
To resolve Microsoft Outlook calendar not responding in Windows OS, a user can try to open Outlook in safe mode. Press Win + R, and type outlook.exe/safe. If the MS Outlook calendar opens properly in safe mode, then try to disable the add-ons. This is the first manual solution that can be suggested to fix MS Outlook issues.
2. Calendar Checking Application by Microsoft
Microsoft has released an application to fix issues in Outlook calendars. This tool helps administrators to check issues in Outlook calendars. The calendar checking tool for MS Outlook is called as the CalCheck tool. It opens Microsoft Outlook and then its calendar in the local machine using the command line. It may check permissions, bookings and other information, i.e, it checks each item in the Outlook calendar.
But the main limitation of this application is that the calendar to be analyzed must be in the Exchange Server. This Microsoft application will not work with IMAP, POP3 or any other non-Exchange mail servers.
3. Reset Folders & Files to Repair Calendar
This is the last manual solution suggested in the blog to fix Microsoft Outlook calendar not responding issues. This method will reset the files and folders in MS Outlook to repair Outlook calendar.
- Close all Outlook programs along with the email account. (Restart the computer as default, if you are confused, or having doubts regarding all opened applications related to MS Outlook.)
- Press Win +R key to open the Windows menu.
- Type “outlook/cleanreminders”. Press OK to accomplish the cleaning of files.
- Repeat step b.) or press Win + R, and type “outlook/reset folders”. This will help the user to reset all the folders in the Microsoft Outlook program. It set all files to standard or factory settings. Press OK to start the resetting procedure.
- Switch off the computer when the above process gets completed (both).
- Now switch on your computer and open Microsoft Outlook calendars.
The Bottom Line
This blog states the solutions for the users to fix issues in Outlook calendars. Microsoft Outlook calendar not responding issue is a common problem faced by the Outlook users. Solution to this problem is discussed in the above section. The Outlook calendars act as a virtual calendar that helps to keep the track of schedules and events in accordance to the contacts. It will remind the users about their schedules and other appointments marked on it efficiently. But what if the Outlook calendar is not working properly. This blog provides proper guidelines to fix the issues related to Outlook calendar.