Repair Outlook 2010 That Doesn’t Respond after Startup

I recently upgraded my Microsoft Outlook to Outlook 2010 on my Windows computer, thinking up gradation will bring with lot of advanced features compared to the older version. However I was wrong, I had problems while starting up my Outlook profile it would freeze up for a couple of minutes and when I tried to click, it would not respond and I basically had to restart my system to solve the problem. I don’t know what the reason behind this. Can I repair my Outlook 2010 that doesn’t respond after startup?

This can be a good example for trouble faced by Outlook users. But Microsoft Outlook 2010 users will likely encounter this kind of situations at any of time point while using their Outlook account. For an instance, Outlook 2010 PST file might stop responding after start up and may throw error messages on your computer screen, leaving 2010 PST file in an unreadable state. You don’t know what’s wrong with your Outlook 2010 PST file and why it is not responding? In such case, instead of restarting the program you can follow the below methods to terminate Microsoft Outlook.

1st Method:

Hit “Ctrl + Alt + Delete” button simultaneously, it brings up Windows Task Manager->Click on “Processes” tab and find out OUTLOOK.EXE in the list->Choose OUTLOOK.EXE and click on “End Process” Button

2nd Method:

Click on “Start” button->Programs->Microsoft Office 2010->Office Tools->Application Recovery. Choose Outlook in the dialog and Select “End Application”

Solution to eliminate not responding error:

Terminate Microsoft Outlook and try restarting the computer, sometimes a simple reboot may resolve the issue or -> Open “Start menu” and then “My Computer”->Go to “C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office 2010 folder”->Right click on “Outlook.exe” file and choose properties->Go to “Compatibility” tab and uncheck all the boxes below “Compatibility mode” heading->And finally, click on “Change settings for all users” button and click “Ok” to save the settings.

This method usually resolves the error when Outlook stops responding.

Why MS Outlook 2010 PST file stops responding?

By far the most common reason for Outlook 2010 file not responding and other problems like Outlook freezing, crash and other errors are due to corruption of PST file. PST files generally gets corrupt because of many reasons like improper system termination while using the PST file, PST header file corruption, sharing PST file on different computer networks, PST file exceeding its fixed file size limit, virus/malware/spyware infections on the PST file, invalid registry value, system crash and many more. Although Microsoft Office provides a repair application called Inbox Repair tool (scanpst.exe), through which you can check and fix issues in your damaged Outlook 2010 PST file. But even these utility fails to repair 2010 PST file in severe case of corruption. So you need to opt for excellent tool capable of repairing your PST file and make its data accessible again.

Which PST Repair software to choose?

You can find number of tools available on internet to help you in this regard, where Yodot Outlook PST Repair is a wonderful repair application to fix your damaged Outlook PST file. The tool has a highly interactive graphical user interface and is very easy to use. This application repairs corrupt PST file and simultaneously recovers all lost elements from Outlook 2010 PST file like emails, Attachments, Contacts, Calendar Items, Tasks, Notes, etc. You can even fix your password protected or encrypted PST files using this tool. It supports repair of corrupted, broken or inaccessible Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007 PST files on Windows PC. Apart from repairing Outlook 2010 that doesn’t respond after start up issue, you can fix Outlook error 0x80040600, send receive error etc.

Like Outlook, Word and PowerPoint are also powerful as well widely used applications among MS Office programs. If you come up with any issues in those documents then you dont need to worry. You can rely on Yodot assistance not only when your Outlook fails to start. Even if you are worried that why my Word documents are not responding, why is my PPT file not opening etc then also Yodot provides you an efficient fixation.

How to use the software?

  • Download Yodot Outlook PST Repair application and install the software to your computer
  • Open the software and follow main screen procedures
  • Three options will be displayed on the main screen, “Open PST File”, “Find PST File” and “Select Outlook Profile”
  • Click on the option which suits your need
  • Choose the appropriate scanning method
  • Browse for the destination location and click on “Repair” button to start the repair process
  • After completion, the tool displays all the repaired Outlook mails and other elements like Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Notes, etc.

Suggestions:

  • Make sure that you are not closing MS Outlook application improperly without clicking on cross mark on top right corner
  • Delete unwanted emails and other elements to avoid corruption due to oversized PST file
  • Do not share your Outlook PST file on different computer networks
  • Regularly update your antivirus program to remove viruses that can affect your 2010 PST file

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