Date: This worked for me and solved my Outlook search problem! Totally awesome. Thank you. I have been searching for an answer to my problem for days. I had Windows 10 with Outlook preinstalled, but had installed outlook over it and restored old. Step number 5 and 6 mentioned fixed the problem. Other steps had tried earlier but did not work. Sadly, none of the stuff above fixed.
Anyone find actual fix? I installed my Microsoft Office Office Ultimate software suite. Sidenote: had to set compatibility mode to Windows 8 for everything to work OK.
Retrieved my Outlook PersonalFolder. After that I had nothing but trouble from Outlook - search not working, stalling, corrupt.
Finally discovered that Instant Search was enabled; don't think it was on my old XP computer. Plus, it seemed that after I did anything with Outlook it wanted to index my. After wasting too many hours, I disabled Instant Search, repaired my. Finally, everything is working OK.
Searches now take longer, but because my Inbox and Calendar include only the current year the wait isn't very long, and that's way better than my problems with Instant Search. Humans of IT. Green Tech. MVP Award Program. Video Hub Azure. Microsoft Business. Microsoft Enterprise. Browse All Community Hubs.
Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Show only Search instead for. Did you mean:. To uninstall Microsoft Outlook, open the Start menu, type in Outlook. Right-click on the first search result and select Uninstall option.
Lastly, if nothing works, you can try using the System Restore on Windows. Step 1: Open the Start Menu, type in create a restore point and click on the first result that appears. Step 3: You can either go with the recommended restore point or pick one yourself by choosing the second option. Pick a restore point before the problem first occurred and hit Next. From there, follow the on-screen instructions to perform a system restore.
The search tool on Outlook makes it easy to find emails, contacts, tasks, and more. Hopefully, the above solutions have ended your Outlook search woes for now. If you find any other solution that works for you, do share it with us in the comments. If the Windows 10 autocorrect tool is not working for some or all of your apps, we explain why that happens and offer solutions to fix the issue.
None of Sticky Notes alternatives come close to it. Boy am I a dummy. Search does not work on my machine. It is the only function of Outlook in which I have absolutely no confidence. It is fantastic and there has never been an indexing issue. But, in my never so humble opinion, a well organized folder system is absolutely necessary to a user who is project centered and has to maintain emails with attachments for liability and legal reasons.
I am ms outlook user for many years, it is possible that sometime files get corrupt due to computer virus, power failure etc. I have use only Kernel for PST repair software to recover and repair.
Dorian, it is possible that the files can get corrupt due to computer virus or power failure if the file was open or in use leaving the file in a unstable state. I have rebuilt Outlook files several times, and it works for a second, then starts reindexing and does not work at all.
My guess is that I have a great amount of organized mail on my desktop. What might work for me is setting the computer to index over night or once a week on weekends, but so far I havenot figured out how to do this. Not sure if same steps were performed but I am happy with the results. Would have never figured this one myself. Your email address will not be published.
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