Figure 1: Illustrates the MS Outlook error message<\/p>\n Troubled with \u201cMicrosoft Office Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close\u201d error, try some solutions that can address the error efficiently, and further allow you to open Outlook and perform the required or desired tasks, such as Email communication, accessing Attachments, scheduling meeting through Calendars, creating Notes, executing Tasks, updating\/editing Contacts, and more. The solutions are as follows:<\/p>\n If you have configured the Outlook in \u2018Windows Compatibility mode\u2019, but the operating system running on your computer is of the older version, then the \u201cMicrosoft Office Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close\u201d Outlook error is bound to occur. To disable the compatibility mode, execute the steps mentioned below:<\/p>\n \u2018Outlook Properties\u2019 dialog box is displayed<\/p>\n If yes, it signifies that Outlook is configured in \u2018compatibility\u2019 mode. Thus, uncheck it.<\/p>\n Figure 2: Illustrates checking and disabling Outlook compatibility mode<\/p>\n If Outlook is not in \u2018compatibility\u2019 mode or disabling compatibility mode does not make any difference, and you still encounter the Outlook error, then try other solutions.<\/p>\n Open Outlook in Safe Mode. This helps you to determine whether add-ins are responsible for the error or not. If Outlook opens in Safe Mode and does not pop-up the error, it means add-ins are responsible for the error. To remove or disable the add-ins that result in the error message, execute the following steps:<\/p>\n Note \u2013 Do not remove Microsoft add-ins<\/p>\n Finally, start Outlook to check if you were able to address the error using the method of \u2018open Outlook in \u2018Safe Mode\u2019 and disable \u2018error causing Add-ins\u2019.<\/p>\n Damaged Outlook profile leads to various error messages, including \u201cMicrosoft Office Outlook has encountered a problem and needed to close\u201d error. Therefore, create a new and usable Outlook profile to fix Outlook errors. To create a new Outlook profile, carry out the following steps:<\/p>\n After the completion of these five steps, start Outlook to check if you were able to fix the error.<\/p>\n Corrupt PST file may be the cause of above-stated error in Outlook. To repair damaged Outlook PST file, run either the inbuilt Inbox Repair Tool (scanpste.exe) or Outlook PST file repair software<\/a>.<\/p>\n Scanpst.exe has a defined location based on the MS Outlook and Windows version. If you do not know the location, search it using the Windows Explorer. Once located, follow the onscreen instructions to execute the PST file repair process. Next, you can also use PST Repair tool like Stellar Repair for Outlook, which is one of the many PST repair software available for repairs even severely damaged and large files. Enriched with multiple features and simple GUI, it is the best tool to repair Outlook PST. The tool recovers all mailbox data: emails, attachments, contacts, calendar, tasks, journals, note, etc. in a new usable PST file. The software provides other saving options like EML, MSG, RTF, HTML, and PDF to save emails. Besides, repairs password protected PST files and offer the option to save & load scan results as a DAT file, thereby avoiding rescanning of the damaged PST file. PST Repair Software by Stellar is compatible with MS Outlook 2016 and all lower versions.<\/p>\n![\"Microsoft](\"http:\/\/www.stellaroutlooktools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Illustrates-the-MS-Outlook-error-message.png\")
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