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Outlook Not Sending Email

Resolve Outlook sending problems and SMTP errors.

Symptoms

  • Messages remain in the Outbox
  • Outlook shows a send error
  • Emails send from webmail but not Outlook

Possible Causes

  • Internet connection is unavailable
  • Outlook is working offline
  • Account password or server settings changed

Step-by-Step Repair

  1. Check that you can open a website and that Outlook is not set to Work Offline.
  2. Open the Outbox and remove any message with a large attachment.
  3. Restart Outlook and try sending a short test email.
  4. Update the saved password in Account Settings.
  5. Repair the Outlook profile if messages still will not send.
Difficulty
Medium
Read Time
9 min
Category
Email

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