Microsoft’s latest Windows and Office releases are only going to make your computer slower and more difficult to use.

If you’re having trouble getting your work done because of Outlook’s loading dataset problem or if Outlook just won’t start up, there are some things you can do to try and fix the issue. ..

  1. Try disabling some of the features that you don’t use. This can free up memory and speed up your Outlook process.
  2. If you have a lot of email, try using a different email client to manage your inbox. Outlook can be a great tool for organizing your emails, but if you have too many to manage in one place, it can slow down your process. ..

1. Disable Useless Outlook Add-ins

The Outlook add-ons are useless, except for one maybe. To disable all of the add-ons that are active by default, you’ll need to open Outlook in Administrative mode.

Now, type the following command into the “Run as Administrator” window: C:\Programs\Microsoft Office\OfficeXX\Outlook.exe -nofollow This will not work if you have a different name for Outlook.exe. To change the name of Outlook.exe, open the Start menu and select “Run” and type “cmd” followed by the new name for Outlook.exe.

Tools from the top menu and then Trust Center.

If you want to disable an add-in, click on it and then click the Disable button. ..

In the Go button at the bottom of the dialog, you will be able to add a new add-in.

Now you’ll get a list of add-ins that you can uncheck. I suggest you un-check ALL of the add-ins except for Windows Indexing.

If you’re connected to a corporate network, do not disable the Exchange add-ins. ..

This one change increased the speed of my Outlook installation by 50%. It also reduced the number of instances of loading dataset.

2. Disable RSS feeds in Outlook

Outlook is known for its large number of pre-configured RSS feeds. This can be a nuisance because it requires synchronization in order to work properly. ..

Outlook will keep checking for updates to these feeds and as a result, it will slow down considerably. If you use another reader like Google Reader, make sure to remove the RSS feeds from Outlook. ..

In Outlook, go to Accounts, click on your account name, and then click on RSS Feeds.

In Outlook 2010, click on File and then click on Account Settings on the Info tab. In Outlook 2013, click on File and then click on Account Settings on the Info tab. On the Account Settings page, under Email Accounts, select your email account from the list. Under Email Addresses, enter your email address and password. Click OK to save your changes. ..

I’ve removed all of my RSS feeds so that I don’t have to use up CPU power for this purpose. Just click the remove button for each RSS feed listed.

3. Compact your Outlook.pst Personal Folder

If you want to speed up Outlook, compact your email folders. This will reduce the size of your file, which will speed up Outlook. ..

In older versions of Outlook, you can manage your data files by clicking on File and then Data File Management. In newer versions of Outlook, you can manage your account settings by clicking on File, then Account Settings. ..

Compact the data file by selecting the Compact option and then clicking on the compacted data file.

The personal folder file has been reduced to a compact size.

4. Run Mailbox Tools

Outlook has a number of tools to help you clean up and reduce the size of your main PST file. Just click on File and then click on Tools.

If you want to clean up your Outlook data file, you can use the “Clean Up Old Items” option. This will help you remove old emails and attachments that are no longer needed. ..

The AutoArchive function will move all the older emails to a separate PST file, which will make things run a lot smoother. If you have thousands of emails in many different folders, Outlook will run slowly on most systems.

5. Use Cached Exchange Mode

If you have an account that is connected to Microsoft Exchange, then you should make sure Cached Exchange Mode is enabled. You can do this by clicking on File, then Account Settings and then clicking on the Change button for the account listed on the Email tab.

This will keep your most recent email offline so everything will load faster when you access it. You can also download more emails if you like by adjusting the time frame. ..

That’s all of the methods I could figure out so far! If you know of any other method that will help speed up the Outlook process, please let me know and I’ll try to find a workaround! Additionally, if you’re having trouble starting Outlook, I suggest checking out my other post. Thanks for reading!