If you are using Outlook 2010 and have suddenly found that it only opens in Safe Mode then your computer probably installed Microsoft’s latest patch. Here’s what you need to do to fix it.
The (faulty) December 2015 Patch (KB 3114409) which is causing the problem was actually released to stop a problem where Outlook 2010 was starting in Safe Mode for some users. Instead it did the opposite… it is FORCING Outlook 2010 into Safe Mode.
The faulty patch has been taken down from Microsoft’s website but if you are experiencing the problem, it means that the update has already been downloaded and installed on to your computer.
How to uninstall the update
- Go to the KB3114409 page on Microsoft’s website.
- DO NOT INSTALL THE UPDATE.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the section titled More Information which has a subsection on How to uninstall this update.
