Outlook is one of the most popular email clients on the market. It’s easy to use and can be used on any computer. However, there are some add-ins that can slow down Outlook and make it difficult to use. Here are three tips to help make Outlook faster:
- Disable unnecessary add-ins by using a tool like Add-Ins Manager or Add-Ins Wizard. This will help you find and disable any add-ins that are not needed for your work or personal email client.
- Use a fast email client like Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook Express to send and receive emails. This will help improve your overall speed and performance for Outlook.
- Use a password manager like LastPass or KeePass to protect your personal information and passwords in Outlook. This will help improve your overall security for Outlook as well as your online privacy.
You’ll want to be careful not to disable an add-in that you actually need, but I’ve used this technique many times over the years to make Outlook run much faster.
Disable Outlook Add-ons
Open up the Trust Center by navigating to Tools –> Trust Center on the menu.
On the left-hand pane, choose Add-ins, and then near the bottom of the window you’ll see a button that will let you manage your COM Add-ins.
From this window, you can disable anything that you aren’t using. My recommendation would be to start off by only disabling non-Microsoft add-ins, restart Outlook and see if that solves your slowdown problems.
You’ll notice that some of the add-ins in the list won’t let you remove them under Windows 7 or Vista—for instance, if you want to remove Microsoft Outlook Mobile Service, which lets you send text messages to cell phones—you will need to close Outlook and re-open it as administrator.
If you are using Windows 7 and have it pinned to your taskbar, you can close Outlook and then hold down the Ctrl+Shift keys while you click on the taskbar icon. Repeat the steps above, and you should be able to remove the other Add-ins without problems.
