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I think I customized Outlook to a point where it gets irritated and decides not to start. There’s a fix if you ever get this message, “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

At first I thought \/resetviews would fix it but it turns out there was a problem with my navpanes instead. The fix is to launch Outlook with \/resetnavpane. To do this, click on Windows (start button), type in outlook.exe \/resetnavpane <\/strong>and hit enter on the keyboard.<\/p>\n

\"resetnavpane\"<\/p>\n

Outlook will then reset the panes and you’ll be up and running. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I think I customized Outlook to a point where it gets irritated and decides not to start. There’s a fix if you ever get this message, “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded.” At first I thought \/resetviews would fix it but it turns out there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[572,505],"class_list":["post-4477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-microsoft","tag-outlook"],"yoast_head":"\nOutlook Error: Cannot start Microsoft Outlook • Edel Alon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, we have well thought out reading topics on technology, leadership, project management, food, weddings, and tools to help your daily life. 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