How to Fix Outlook’s annoying ‘General Failure’ Error

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Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular programs that can be found in the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook is a general information system, although it is best known for its mail component. With Outlook, you can send and receive mail through your computer. You can also use its calendar, contact manager, note taking, journal, and task manager components to manage your information environment on your computer.ou can also use its calendar, contact manager, note taking, journal, and task manager components to manage your information environment on your computer.

General Failure Error Considering the importance of the tasks that you can carry out using Microsoft Outlook, errors can have a debilitating effect on your ability to continue with your work. The General Failure error is one of the most common Outlook errors.

Most of the errors that occur on Windows are flagged with numbers that you can use to track down the cause of the problem. However, with Microsoft's General Failure error, the most annoying thing is that you won't be able to pin down the problem to a specific issue. The system will simply tell you that it has been unable to retrieve messages without specifying the exact cause of the problem

How to Fix the General Failure Error You can fix the General Failure error through the Internet Explorer browser on your computer. In order to do so, you need to first close Outlook. Open Internet Explorer and go to "Tools." Open "Internet Options" and open the Security tab. In Security, click on the button that's marked "Reset all zones to default level," and close Internet Explorer. Reopen Outlook and try to open the links that have been giving you problems.

Fixing the Issue in Chrome If you are using the Chrome browser, you can fix the General Failure problem by looking for "Set your default programs" in the Windows' Search console. Click on Chrome in the programs that come up and click on "Defaults for this program." Next, you need to select the boxes that are marked HTTP and HTTPS. Save your new settings and close the program. Most of the time, doing this will resolve the issue.

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