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Outlook Won’t Open or Stuck on Loading Profile? How to Get It Running

Start Outlook in safe mode by holding Ctrl while you open it, to rule out add-ins, then repair Office from Settings › Apps. If it still won’t open, a damaged data file or profile is the usual cause, fixed by repairing the file or making a new profile.

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Try this first

Hold Ctrl and open Outlook to start it in safe mode
Turn off add-ins one at a time
Repair Office from Settings › Apps › Installed apps
Create a new Outlook profile from Control Panel › Mail
Run the Inbox Repair tool (SCANPST) on any PST data files
Free up disk space

When it’s more than a quick fix

If your mail lives only in an old PST file on this computer, back it up before any repair.

How we fix it remotely

We repair Office, the profile and the data files over Remote Help, with your mail backed up first.

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Questions

Will a new Outlook profile delete my email?

Not for Microsoft 365, Exchange or Gmail accounts; mail reloads from the server. Back up local PST files first.

What is safe mode in Outlook?

It starts Outlook without add-ins so you can see whether one of them is causing the problem.

Can you fix this remotely?