What causes the error ‘Microsoft Outlook cannot connect to the server?
Outlook is a popular email client that enables users to manage emails, notes, contacts, calendars, and tasks in one place. However, at times, Outlook may not be able to connect to the server, causing inconvenience to the users. In certain scenarios, Outlook does not update the inbox automatically and these errors prevent users from accessing email and other important data stored in their email account.
There could be multiple reasons why Outlook is unable to connect to the server and the following are some of them:
- Incorrect email account settings
- Poor network connectivity
- Exchange server issues
- Deleted Exchange server mailbox
- Expired mailbox license
- Outdated Outlook software
- Outlook synchronization errors
- Outlook data file corruption (OST)
- Incompatible or unsupported Add-ins
- Authentication issues between Outlook and Exchange