These switches can also help us in pinpointing the exact problem. Outlook /safe:4 – Starts Outlook without loading outcmd.dat (customized toolbars).įor some reason, /safe:2 switch is not included so typing it will give you ‘wrong switch’ error. Component Object Model (COM) add-ins are turned off.
Outlook /safe:3 – Starts Outlook with Microsoft Exchange Client Extensions (ECE) turned off, but listed in the Add-In Manager. Outlook /safe:1 – Starts Outlook with the Reading Pane off. Outlook /safe – Starts Outlook without Microsoft Exchange Client Extensions (ECE), the Reading Pane, or toolbar customizations. Once the Run dialog window is open, you can type any one of the four switches. So how would you start Outlook in safe mode? Go to Start Search, type Run, and hit Enter. In all cases you will need to start Outlook 2010 in safe mode. Apart from add-ins, there could be hundreds of other reasons why your Outlook is crashing. If your Outlook 2010 is crashing due to a culprit add-in, then the only possible way is to start it in safe mode and remove the add-in.