Annoying.
Some people recommend to nuke the whole Outlook profile but that didn’t work for me. The solution is pretty simple… Go to Start>Run then type the following:
Outlook.exe /resetnavpane
Fixed!!
Namaste.
Prevent Outlook from prompting for a password on a network context change.
Sometimes when Outlook changes network contexts (i.e. from wired to wireless), it triggers an annoying authentication popup. There’s a way around:
- Open Outlook.
- Go to “Tools” > “Account Settings”.
- Double click on your account.
- At the bottom right, click on “More Settings…”.
- Click on the “Connection” tab.
- Under “Outlook Anywhere”, click on “Exchange Proxy Settings”.
- Uncheck the “On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP”.
Namaste.
Migrate Outlook settings sans pain.
Just a useful tip from the top of my head. If you want to migrate Outlook settings without having to reconfigure accounts, delivery options and PST locations, here is the registry key you need to export:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles
* If you’re migrating from XP to a next-gen OS (Vista or 7), you’ll get some error messages because C:\Documents and Setting\User\Local Settings\Application Data is now C:\Users\User\AppData\Local make sure you put the PST files in the right place and simply browse to their location when asked.
Namaste.