How To Re-Enable Search Option In Outlook?

Outlook is an unparallel email client application. It has the most number of users across the world. It is widely used by business organizations, enterprises and government offices for internal communication. It has a sizable number of individual users too. Despite its huge popularity, the application fails occasionally, frustrating its users. Microsoft receives complaints from millions of Outlook users through its Outlook problems and help desk every day.

What could be behind all these Outlook problems? According to the experts, Outlook problems could arise from minor causes like slow internet connection to grave causes like corruption of the PST files. Outlook stores all data it receives in the form of PST files in the hard drive. This locally stored data could get corrupted easily by changes in the Outlook settings, virus infections or when exceeding the inbox storage limit.

Outlook search not working

Outlook is integrated with a search option. It allows you to look for any email messages you have in the inbox of the application. Occasionally, Outlook search does not function. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the search utility. The problem occurs when the PST file gets corrupted. Corruption of the PST files could literally paralyze your Outlook application. What can be done to repair the Outlook search? It is pretty simple. Repair the corrupted PST files.

Re-enable Outlook Search by repairing corrupted PST files

• Close your Outlook application if it is currently running. 
• Go to the Search option in your computer and enter scanpst.exe in the type field and hit Enter. 
• The result will contain the Outlook Inbox repair tool (scanpst.exe). Double-click the file to open it. 
• Locate the corrupted PST files now. Use the Browse button on the Inbox Repair tool to locate the files. 
• After choosing the corrupted PST files, select the Start button on Scanpst.exe to begin scanning your PST files for errors. Once the scan is completed, you will be notified about the errors. Choose the appropriate action to proceed. Specify whether you want to replace the faulty PST file with good ones or repair them instead. Once Scanpst.exe completes the Outlook repairing, restart your Outlook application. You should be able to use the search utility without any faults now.

You have successfully repaired the problem with the search option in Microsoft Outlook. If similar or graver Outlook issues surface, get in touch with the Outlook problems and help desk.