Can't access Outlook? Here's the fix until Microsoft patches it
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While Microsoft hasn’t released a permanent solution yet, the company has detailed a workaround to help you log into Outlook. Keep reading to find out how to do it.
Here’s the backstory
A strange bug popped up in August, causing Outlook to crash. Earlier this month, Microsoft said a simple formatting error caused the problem if you received an email with a built-in table, like an Uber receipt. The same would happen if you replied or forwarded an email with a complex table.
Some workarounds prevented Outlook from crashing, some easier than others. Microsoft’s easiest suggestion was to sign out of Office and then back in. But this is causing another issue, where some users can’t log back in — effectively blocking them from reading emails.
The problem primarily affects people trying to sign in to Outlook using their Outlook.com accounts. Instead of logging in and continuing to their inbox, users see an error message that reads: You can’t sign in here with a personal account. Use your work or school account instead.
Thankfully, you aren’t stuck staring at a broken login screen as Microsoft revealed a way to get back in.
What you can do about it
The Outlook team has yet to roll out a permanent solution for the problem, but there is a way that you can tinker yourself into your Outlook account.
The workaround consists of turning off Support Diagnostics. This essentially turns off the option of submitting an in-app ticking using help and then selecting Contact Support. The bug keeping people from logging into Outlook is related to how Outlook authenticates for diagnostics in certain situations, Microsoft explained.
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