

The company shares details of how to disable the Windows Desktop Search service for Outlook. The tool is a non-destructive read only tool that extracts the content from damaged Outlook data file, but doesn’t edit or cause damage to it and produces a healthy PST file in your Outlook profile. It is this last sentence which is key, but Microsoft says:Īlthough this is expected behavior, it's disrupting until the search index is rebuilt. Remo Outlook Repair tool comes handy for fixing Outlook data file that is stopped working after Windows updates. For Exchange and Microsoft 365 hosted accounts, this issue will affect offline search for the data in the locally stored OST files. This issue will happen with any account where the emails and other items are stored locally in PST or OST files such as POP and IMAP accounts. During the Windows upgrade, the search index is deleted and gets rebuilt after the upgrade is completed". Microsoft has acknowledged an issue triggered by a Windows 10, version 21H2 security update released during the December 2021 Patch Tuesday that leads to search issues in Outlook for. After upgrade to Windows 11, Outlook searches return no results.


Microsoft describes the problem as follows: "After the upgrade to Windows 11, Outlook searches return no results. Recovery (safe to do): Remove the work account in Setting > Accounts > Access work or school, and then restore the work account. The affected identity should be a work or school account that you can see in Setting > Accounts > Access work or school. Microsoft releases yet another version of PowerToys to improve FancyZones and moreĭescribing this as a "fix" might be a little generous as even Microsoft refers to it as a "temporary workaround". The device state can be set to any option.Microsoft rolls out a new Windows 11 look to Office.How to check for Windows updates from the context menu in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
