
Fix Outlook High CPU Usage Caused by Antivirus Scanning
Symptoms and Likely Cause
You notice Outlook consuming 50% or more CPU, making your syste...
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You notice Outlook consuming 50% or more CPU, making your syste...

You try to open Outlook and see a message like "The file Outlook.pst is locked" or "Cannot open y...

You click Install in the Microsoft Store, the progress bar starts, then it just sits there—maybe ...

You open Windows Security and see a message like 'DNS server not responding' or 'Your device is m...

When Windows Defender offline scan fails to start or complete on Windows 10, you might see an err...

If you use Remote Desktop to connect to other PCs on your network, you might rely on hostnames in...