Outlook Command-Line Switches

To use switches, at the Start menu, Run command type:

Outlook /switch

Occasionally you'll need to use the full path to Outlook, so the command line looks like:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe " /switch

Note: Paths that include spaces between words must be enclosed in quotation marks (") and are case sensitive.

For your reference here are just some of the most commonly used switches:

/c messageclass

Creates a new item of the specified message class, works for any valid MAPI form. For example:

/c ipm.activity creates a Journal entry /c ipm.appointment creates an appointment /c ipm.contact creates a contact /c ipm.note creates an e-mail message /c ipm.stickynote creates a note /c ipm.task creates a task

/CleanClientRules Starts Outlook and deletes client-based rules. For non-Exchange users. /CleanFinders Sets Outlook 2003 Search Folders back to the default state (deletes custom Search Folders) /CleanFreeBusy Cleans and regenerates free/busy information. /CleanProfile Removes invalid profile keys and recreates default registry keys where applicable. /Cleanpst Launches Outlook with a clean Personal Folders file (.pst) /CleanReminders Cleans and regenerates reminders. /CleanRules Starts Outlook and deletes client- and server-based rules. /CleanSchedPlus Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy, permissions, and .cal file) from the server. /CleanServerRules Starts Outlook and deletes server-based rules. Used only with Exchange server accounts. /CleanViews Restores default views. /FirstRun Starts Outlook as if it were run for the first time. /ImportPrf prffilename Launches Outlook and opens/imports the defined MAPI profile (*.prf). If Outlook is already open, queues the profile to be imported on the next clean launch. /Profile profilename Loads the specified profile. If your profile name contains a space, enclose the profile name in quotation marks. /ResetFolderNames Resets the language of the default folders to the language of the Outlook client. /ResetFolders Restores missing folders for the default delivery location. /ResetOutlookBar Rebuilds the Outlook Bar. /ResetWunderBar Rebuilds the new Outlook Control Bar in Outlook 2003. /Rpcdiag Opens Outlook and displays the remote procedure call (RPC) connection status dialog. /Sniff Starts Outlook and forces a detection of new meeting requests in the Inbox, and then adds them to the calendar. /Cleansniff Deletes duplicate reminder messages.

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