Tip 663: Error in the To-Do Bar

We’re getting a lot of reports of errors in the To-do Bar’s tasks list: "The operation failed. An object could not be found."

The fix is to close Outlook and restart it using the /resettodobar switch.

At Start menu, Run (Windows Key + R) type
Outlook.exe /resettodobar

See https://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/switches.htm for help using

Published October 1, 2009. Last updated on June 17, 2011.

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