Microsoft Outlook users face problems accessing email
Customers in NZ and around the world impacted by what appears to be a faulty software update.
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Customers in NZ and around the world impacted by what appears to be a faulty software update.
The problem struck when computers were updated with the software patch and a solution for customers who had already installed the patch was to roll back to the previous version, he said. Posts to Microsoft’s bulletin board suggested another option had been for Outlook users to load emails as if they were about to print them, as they could be viewed successfully in the “print preview” pane. Microsoft said in a tweet at 4pm on Wednesday that it had fixed the problem, but customers would need to restart their applications for the fix to take effect. It was not the only software giant t...