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Ever since a recent Norton update, I have been getting a warning every day that Outlook 2021 has a high handles usage. It only occurs once shortly after Outlook has started. I have done the recommended scans and no problems are ever detected.
Is this even a problem? If so, is it a result of the recent Norton update or a problem with Outlook itself?
Posted: 06-Jan-2023 | 6:54PM · Edited: 06-Jan-2023 | 6:57PM · Permalink
Hello. The warning is normal as Norton is alerting you that a program is using high system resources.This Microsoft article may be of help. Check your COM add-ins as described in the article. The warning when Outlook opens is most likely the Norton anti-spam add-in doing its business. Check things to see what others may be using system resources and you aren't aware of it.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-add-in-warnings-346f5...
Edited: Other things to consider.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/performance/perfo...
SA
Posted: 07-Jan-2023 | 1:35PM · Permalink
Thanks for your reply and for the helpful info. That is exactly what was happening. There was an add-in that I didn't even know about which was slowing things down. I removed it and haven't received a high handles warning since.
Thanks
Posted: 08-Jan-2023 | 9:47AM · Permalink
Glad to help as always.
SA
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