Microsoft Outlook email searches broken in Windows 11

Microsoft is investigating an issue causing Outlook search not to display recent emails in desktop apps running on Windows 11 systems

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Outlook's search feature uses the local Windows Search service to index emails

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The problem affects POP, IMAP, and offline Exchange accounts

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Microsoft 365 and connected Exchange accounts use Service Search so they are not impacted

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Microsoft explains, "When searching in Outlook Desktop on Windows 11 you might not see the most recent emails in the search results"

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The company is currently working on addressing this known issue

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Until a solution is available, the company has shared a temporary fix for affected customers

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Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to prevent the bug by disabling Windows Desktop Search and switching to Outlook's built-in search engine

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