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The freezing never seemed to occur when I had Outlook open but was not using it. You can automatically repair your Office program files to resolve such problems as Outlook freezing or not responding. Facing this "Outlook keeps freezing when sending email" issue is very frustrating.
If your Outlook keeps freezing, despite all your effort, it’s time to bring in the professionals. When opening certain messages, Outlook might be loading content from the internet. This can result in delays or even a full Outlook freeze on slower connections. If you can't find a dialog box open, move on to the next step. A Outlook repair Support Team vast community of Microsoft Office365 users that are working together to support the product and others. Outlook stores certain data, such as email signatures and the spelling checker dictionary, in the AppData folder.
I recently uninstalled and reinstalled Office but it only made the issue worse. To create a user profile, you must first create a user account. When the new account is created, a profile is also created. To determine whether this problem is caused by a corrupted user profile, create a user profile to see whether the problem still occurs when you use the new profile. To keep up with new viruses as they're created, antivirus software vendors periodically provide updates that you can download from the Internet.
If it were me, I’d run either Process Explorer or Process Hacker and check the CPU levels while watching the person work for a few minutes. My guess is it’s got some kind of real time updating going on that’s hogging Outlook’s little slice of processor. Ifso facto, you can start looking for options that allow for this sort of thing and turn them off until it stops. If yes, then don’t worry, we’re here to fix it with effective solutions. Sometimes outdated or over-protective anti-virus / anti-spam programs can conflict with Outlook or with one of your Outlook add-ins. As a result, the anti-virus blocks the add-in and prevents Outlook from functioning properly.
For more information, see How to install the latest applicable updates for Microsoft Outlook (US English only). Now all you need to do is to untick the add-ins and close the dialog. Our blog is [Outlook repair Support Team](https://office365emailfix.blogspot.com/2025/10/fix-outlook-not-sending-or-receiving.html) created by a team of IT experts specializing in Support, Security, and Solutions. We share insights, tips, and best practices to help you navigate the tech landscape and protect your digital assets.
If this still does not work, try repairing MS Office. Then, select your account and click Open File Location. This tool has helped IT teams across healthcare, finance, education amongst many others. Whether it’s restoring email from encrypted backups or recovering badly broken PSTs, Stellar gets the job done with minimal fuss.
Email problems can disrupt your workflow.This guide will help you fix common Outlook issues quickly. A lot of times, a user will click on something by accident and change their view and be unsure of how to get it back. Sometimes when a user tries to search in Outlook, it either returns incomplete results, or returns nothing at all, even if you can see the email normally. Most times, this is caused by a corrupted search index, which you can rebuild. Keep in mind this does take a while, and it’s usually best done after the user has left for the day. Sometimes you’ll open Outlook and then for no apparent reason, it will freeze or shut itself down.
Occasionally, classic Outlook tries to run a process in the background. Auto-archive, sending and receiving a very large attachment, or running some of the other mailbox tools can all be done in the background. Check the status bar at the bottom of the screen Outlook repair Support Team to see if another process is running.
How to Close Unresponsive Outlook on WindowsOpen Task Manager: Right-click on the taskbar and select "Task Manager" or use the Ctrl+Shift+Esc shortcut.Locate Outlook Process: In the Processes tab, find the "Outlook" process.End the Task: Right-click on the "Outlook" process and select "End Task."More items...
If you don't choose an option on that dialog box, Outlook won't let you do anything else. Pressing Alt+Tab will help you switch from window to window and help you see what dialog boxes might be stopping Outlook from responding. If Outlook isn't stuck at a screen that says "Processing," or this didn't resolve your issue, continue to the steps below. There are a number of possible reasons for Outlook to behave this way. We've presented the potential solutions in order from quickest to most time consuming.
Launch the recovery assistant if you've tried everything else and Outlook is still crashing. It also allows you to upload your results to Microsoft for review by a support engineer. Perfectly repair and recover corrupted Outlook PST & OST files. Corrupted or badly set-up Outlook profiles can often cause start-up problems. The app might refuse to launch or crash at the splash screen. The PST files will be repaired and the error will be resolved.