outlook crashes when opening email with attachment

Outlook has about 400 million users, but it lags behind Google's Gmail, which is the most widely used email service with around 1.5 billion active users. Outlook was also hit by service issues in June last year, making it inaccessible to some users. The issue also caused outages on other Microsoft services including Microsoft Teams, Xbox Live and SharePoint Online.

Only last month, Outlook suffered a 'networking configuration issue' that left millions globally unable to access their emails. Outlook has about 400 million users, but it lags behind Google's Gmail, which is the most widely used email service with around 1.5 billion active users (file photo) 'Contact the colleague or family member requesting by phone or other reliable means, speak to them in person if at all possible. 'Any purportedly important communication, particularly requesting money or purchases should be verifiable by other means before taking action. 'Following links is likely to lead to a spoofed website, which may well be a complete copy of the genuine website, and the loss of your genuine log in credentials,' Wearn told MailOnline. Microsoft Outlook's Twitter account is yet to comment on the matter, although it is replying to individual users asking them to send a direct message for more information.Ī Microsoft spokesperson later told MailOnline: 'We have resolved an issue that impacted some users with an increase in spam in their inbox.'Ĭarl Wearn, head of threat intelligence analysis at IT security company Mimecast, said Outlook users should be wary of all emails received, especially if they contain links or are claim to be from someone they know.

Meanwhile said he was 'close to quitting Outlook', adding: 'The amount of junk mail I'm getting these days is absurd.'Īnd who describes himself as a Microsoft fanboy, simply said: 'Outlook spam filter is garbage.'Īnother asked Microsoft to 'turn the junk filter back on' and claimed they were 'drowning in spam'.Īccording to one user based in California, they were averaging about 50 junk emails in their inbox every hour. Another Twitter said: 'Hi Why am I now (overnight) getting spam in my inbox which was previously going to my junk folder?'

Outlook crashes when opening email with attachment