I've bought a brand new Dell and Outlook continually freezes on it. It is impossible to work on it this way.

Any ideas?

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Is there a way to use Windows Desktop Search only for Outlook and not use the rest of the searching capabilities?

I find it usefull for Outlook but have no need to index the rest of my data on my machine.

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I’m using Outlook on multiple computers and even though my emails sync beautifully between all my devices, my email Signatures do not.

While I could back them up and restore them manually onto another computer after each change, surely in the age of Cloud Based Computing there must be a better approach for this.

How can I synchronize my email Signatures between computers?

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When typing in the Search field in the Start Menu, I also get results from Outlook. When presenting, I often start my applications via a Search in the Start Menu as well. Obviously, I do not want to reveal my contacts (customers) and some other data that I've stored in Outlook to others when doing this.

How can I prevent the Search results to also reveal Outlook data in the Start Menu?

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I've used the Instant Search feature and it seems to remember my previous search queries.

Is there any way I can delete this cache or remove items from it?

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Yesterday’s tip was about getting rid of the EULA notification but have you taken the time to read it before?

It's actually worth it as it states that you can use it on a second device as well within the same single license without any additional cost.
How does it work?

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I have a couple of old pst-file archives which I don't keep actively connected to Outlook as I don't use them on a daily basis. On occasion I still need to access one of them and I connect it to Outlook via;

• File-> Open-> Outlook Data File...

If I then want to do a search within the archive, the results are always incomplete as the archive has not been fully indexed yet.

Is there any way I can directly search within the archive directly without needing to wait for it to be indexed?

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In a previous tip, you explained how to create NOT rules. What I’m still missing is how to create a “Do not Download it from the Server” rule.

This was possible when I used Outlook Express and then Windows Live Mail but I can’t find it in Outlook.

I need this rule because I share a POP3 account with different people who all have their own email address. We then used the following rule to get just our own emails:

Where the To or CC line does not contain <my email address>
Do not Download it from the server.

How do I set up this rule in Outlook?

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We've got a large group of people in a contacts folder and now I have to determine who of them are older than a specific age. For each of them we've entered the birthday date already but I don't know how to go from there.

Is there an easy way to filter Contacts based on their age?

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When I try to add my Outlook.com account to Outlook via the Auto Account Setup wizard, I get several additional password prompts and finally the following error:

An encrypted connection to your mail server is not available.
Click Next to attempt using an unencrypted connection.

That process eventually also fails and I'm asked to verify my email address (which is correct) or set it up manually.

How do I do that and can't Outlook really configure itself with Outlook.com?

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