The Easy Way to Enable Disabled Addins in Outlook

Did you know that there is a built-in feature in Outlook that disables addins automatically?

Have you come across a time when you open Outlook in the morning only to find that your favourite outlook addin is missing from the toolbar/ribbon?

There is no need to panic, this post shows you simple steps you can follow to enable the disabled addins.

The steps will differ slightly based on the version of Outlook you are using:

In Outlook 2003

In Outlook 2007:

In Outlook 2010

Open Outlook
Click the File tab >Options
Click Addins from the right panel
From the Manage: drop-down list, select Disabled items and click the Go button
Select the file related to the addin
Click Enable
Restart Outlook

This should now enable the disabled addin.

Hope you will not panic the next time an addin is disabled, enabling it will only take you a few clicks.

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One Reply to “The Easy Way to Enable Disabled Addins in Outlook”

Hugely helpful – many thanks.

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