Microsoft Outlook Has Encountered a Problem and Needs to Close Error in Outlook

Outlook is the most widely used email client. It provides more advanced features than other mail clients and seems to be more reliable. But there are some situations where it also can create problems. Sometimes when you try to open or while working on with your Outlook account, you may get the following error message:

“Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the Inconvenience.”

In the popup window of this error message, when you click on “don’t send” the Outlook will close. In this situation, if you have any unsaved data in your Outlook, will loose.

Cause

This error message and problem may occur because of the following reasons:
1. If you have recently installed the Windows security updates
2. Due to software conflicts or missing or corrupted Outlook system files
3. Because of corrupted or damaged Outlook PST files

If any of these situations occur, the Outlook data can’t be accessed and it can lead to the nightmare of data loss.

Resolution

To fix this issue, you have three options:
1. Disable or remove personal firewall if the problem occurred due to installing the securing updates
2. Reinstall Outlook if it has occurred because of system conflicts
3. Repair the corrupted Outlook PST files

In this situation, if the problem has occurred due to corrupt or damaged Outlook PST files, you need to repair the corrupted PST files to access them and prevent data loss.

You can repair the PST files with the help of PST recovery software. These are specially designed mail recovery tools that can repair and restore your corrupted Outlook PST files. These software restore the data in original format as it was without making any change in the original contents.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is mail recovery software that can repair Outlook PST files in almost all possible cases of corruption. This software uses advanced searching algorithms to search and locate the corrupted PST files and repair them. Along with emails, this software can also repair the corrupted contacts, journal, notes, schedule, tasks and other personal Outlook folders.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is compatible with all file versions of Microsoft Office Outlook including Outlook 97, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007. You can download the free demo version of the software right away and can start searching for corrupted PST files. The demo version shows complete preview of 5 emails and 20% of other Outlook contents.