Methods to fix Outlook Connectivity Issues in Office 365/Exchange Online

MS Outlook application can be configured with Office 365 account or other Exchange-based accounts to access the data in mailboxes. Sometimes, even after a successful connection at the beginning, users may face connectivity issues between the Outlook application and Office 365/Exchange Online. Some of the issues are –

• Outlook stops responding
• Outlook message “Trying to connect…” or “Disconnected”

With connectivity issues, users may get some other error messages as well.

These issues can arise due to different reasons out of which most common are corruption in Outlook profiles and outdated software. You can fix the issues by adopting a suitable method. In this article, you will find the ways to fix Outlook connectivity issues.
Microsoft provides an automated tool to fix connectivity issues with Exchange Online. You can try this tool. But if you want to try a hand on the other ways to fix the connectivity issues, read further.
Methods you can try to fix the Outlook connectivity issue in Office 365 and Exchange Online are:

1. Try Resetting Office 365 password: Although it is not probable that resetting the password again would fix the problem, you can give it a try as in some cases, when the password has been reset, the connectivity issues are resolved.
   
2. Run Windows Update: To update your Windows, go to search box and type Windows Update. Then click on Settings and click on Install Optional Updates. Now restart your system and try to connect Outlook with Exchange Online.
   
3. Repair Outlook Profiles: This can help to resolve the issue if the problem lies with the Outlook Profile. To repair Outlook profile, click on File Tab. Click Account Settings>>Account Settings. Now, go to the Email tab, select your Outlook profile and click on Repair. Move to the next wizard till the completion and then start the Outlook again.
   
4. Delete local profile of the user: Delete the local profile on the system that is used to connect Office 365 as the corruption in it may be the cause of the issue. Try this solution to see if it works.
   
5. Check for service issues: This method should be followed if multiple users in the organization are facing email flow issues with their Office 365 accounts. You can use this method if you are an admin or have administrative rights. Login with admin rights and navigate to Office 365 Service health dashboard page. Here, go to Exchange Online and look out for the services’ status.
   

These mentioned solutions can solve your connectivity issues. But sometimes they cannot help you. Fearing of such situations, many Office 365 administrators keep a backup for their Office 365 mailboxes. Kernel Office 365 Backup and Restore is a software that can backup Office 365 or Exchange Online data to Outlook PST files. It saves the data with original hierarchy and data integrity. This software performs one more function, i.e., PST to Office 365 migration.

Conclusion:

In this article, the methods to tackle Outlook connectivity issues with Office 365 and Exchange Online have been discussed. These solutions are feasible and can be tried for once. A method to backup Office 365 data in Outlook PST file via professional software is also mentioned here.
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