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Outlook 2016 Update for October 2015

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A Rollup Update has been released for Outlook 2016. This is a non-security update which contains 6 documented improvements and fixes.

Most notable new changes and fixes are:

  • Outlook module navigation buttons aren’t displayed in touch mode in high contrast themes.
  • When you create a folder in the Inbox folder, the folder isn’t replicated to the server, and it’s only displayed locally.
  • Email message in the search result isn’t displayed in the Reading Pane if the Use Classic Indented view option is selected. This issue only affects accounts that are hosted by Office 365 or Exchange 2016.
  • Migrates the weather service from being provided by the Office RLID service to the Office configuration service for Office 2016 applications.

View: Download information for KB2910976

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update or the Update Now button when you are using Office 365 and updates Outlook to version 16.0.4288.1000 (msi-based installation) or 16.0.6001.1033 (Office 365 based installation).


Outlook 2013 Update for October 2015

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A Rollup Update has been released for Outlook 2013. This is a non-security update which contains 14 documented improvements and fixes.

Most notable new changes and fixes are:

  • Adds the Message Preview section so that the font of email message preview can be changed.
  • Fixes a crashing issue when you have multiple .pst files attached.
  • When you open Outlook 2013 that has an Exchange account set on a computer that’s joined to a domain which is different from the Exchange account domain, you’re repeatedly being prompted for credentials.

View: Download information for KB3085579

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update or the Update Now button when you are using Office 365 and updates Outlook to version 15.0.4763.1002.


Outlook 2010 Update for October 2015

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A Rollup Update has been released for Outlook 2010. This is a non-security update which contains 8 documented improvements and fixes.

Most notable new changes and fixes are:

  • When the password expires for an Internet calendar, you are not being prompted to enter the new password.
  • Online archive and public folders may disappear for a profile in Outlook 2010.
  • When you edit a contact and then reopen the contact in Outlook 2010, the contact photo is deleted.

View: Download information for KB3085604

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update and updates Outlook to version 14.0.7160.5000.


Autodiscover: Some quick methods to get it working

Autodiscover.xml buttonThe Autodiscover service is a required service for Outlook-Exchange connectivity since Outlook 2007 and Exchange 2007 but for whatever reason, in some Exchange environments this still hasn’t been implemented correctly.

In some part, this was due to the fact that you could still get basic Outlook-Exchange connectivity by using some legacy Exchange 2003 RPC over HTTP dialog in Outlook. This (unsupported) method now no longer works in Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019 and Outlook for Office 365 due to the removal of this legacy dialog since Outlook doesn’t support Exchange 2003 anymore since Outlook 2013.

Unfortunately, this leaves up-to-date Outlook users disconnected when Autodiscover hasn’t been provisioned correctly by your company.

This guide contains some reasonably quick and easy and some less elegant methods for end-users but also for Exchange administrators to get your Outlook connected to Exchange again. All discussed solutions are fully supported configurations by Microsoft and do not require any changes to Exchange or the need for a new SSL Certificate.

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Exchange 2016 RTM is now available

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Just a little over a week after releasing Office 2016, Microsoft has now also released Exchange 2016!

As already mentioned when the Exchange 2016 Preview was released, Exchange 2016 will bring various features that are already available in Office 365 for Business to your on-premises environment. Some primary changes are;

  • Simplified architecture; The Client Access and Mailbox server roles have been combined.
  • Improved reliability; Failovers are 33% faster than exchange 2013.
  • Outlook Web App (OWA) has been renamed once again; It is now called: Outlook on the web. It will get lots of new features like; Sweep, Pin, Inline Reply, Propose new meeting time, better formatting controls, ability to paste inline images, emojis, attachment improvements and more…
  • Just like in Outlook 2016, in Outlook on the Web you can send attachment links to files that are stored in cloud or private-cloud locations like OneDrive for Business and SharePoint 2016 (currently in preview).
  • Improved add-in model which works both in Outlook on the web and Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016 on your desktop.
  • Faster and more intuitive search with Search Suggestion support in both Outlook on the Web and in Outlook 2016.

Download: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
Download: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 UM Language Packs
View: Exchange Team Blog; Exchange Server 2016: Forged in the cloud. Now available on-premises.
View: Exchange 2016 Release Notes
View: Exchange Server 2016 documentation on TechNet
View: Exchange 2016 Product Guide