How to Restart Outlook on Windows

How-To Geek

By Mahesh Makvana

Published Sep 16, 2023

Give your favorite email client a reboot even when it's unresponsive.

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To restart Outlook, in the app's top-left corner, click "File." In the left sidebar, choose "Exit." Then, relaunch the app from the "Start" menu or your desktop shortcut.
To reboot Outlook when it's frozen, right-click your Windows taskbar, choose "Task Manager," access the "Processes" tab, right-click "Microsoft Outlook," and choose "End Task." Then, re-open the app from the Start menu or your desktop.

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