Close Notepad and save the file when being prompted.Note: Priority level 4, 5 and 6 are currently all defined the same. Somewhere near the bottom, you’ll find the following line:Ĭhange the priority to 4, 5 or 6 so that the line reads:.A quick way to do this is by opening Notepad and then drag and drop the file into it. Save the task to a convenient location like the Desktop.Export your created task by right clicking on it and choosing: Export….To counter this, you can set the priority of the task but unfortunately this can’t be simply set as an option. Unfortunately, a major downside of this method is that tasks are started with a lower priority. Note 2: If you have multiple mail profiles configured in Outlook, you can directly open Outlook with a specific profile by using the /profile switch. You can type in any value you want you’re not limited to the predefined times. If it is slower, you can set it to 3 or 5 minutes. Note 1: If your computer starts up faster, you can set this to 1 minute. This will prevent Outlook from being closed if you leave your computer running for longer than 3 days. Disable the option: Stop the task if it runs longer than 3 days”.Press OK to close the New Action dialog.In the “Add arguments (optional)” field type.C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\ Office#.C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ Office#.C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office (x86)\root\Office16.C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16.Use the Browse… button to browse to OUTLOOK.EXEĭepending on your version of Outlook and Windows, you can find it in one of the following locations.Press OK to close the New Trigger dialog.Specific user: automatically selects your user account.
From the New Trigger dialog that pops-up set the following options.Select the Triggers tab and press New….Description: Starting Outlook via a delayed start.On the General tab fill in the following fields.From the Action pane on the right side of the Task Scheduler window click Create Task….In the pane on the left choose: Task Scheduler Library.Alternatively In the Search box at the top right in Control Panel type schedule tasks.Open the Start Menu and type Task Scheduler.(This may look like a lot of steps, but you’ll be done in less than 5 minutes or even quicker when you can use the PowerShell method shown below.) To start Outlook at logon via a delayed Scheduled Task use the following steps below Step 1: Creating a Delayed Scheduled Task This also means that when you started the computer not to check your mail, but to check something on the Internet, you don’t have to wait until your computer comes back to life again and have the opportunity to launch your browser in between. This will make the logon process much quicker and leave the computer more responsive. More responsive and quicker bootīy adding a delay of somewhere between 30 seconds or a couple of minutes, your computer will have time to complete the startup and log you on properly first. The “smarter way” is to use a delayed Scheduled Task instead.Īfter creating the task to start Outlook, you must modify it to run with a normal priority or otherwise it will get started with a background priority instead. Especially if you are also starting some other applications directly at logon, you could render your computer unresponsive for quite some time. However, the problem with this method is that you are putting quite a bit of stress on your computer directly when you login and starting up your computer might actually take a lot longer as a result. This is a great way to save you a click and/or to ensure that you do not forget to start Outlook. You might already know that you can automatically start any application at startup by placing a shortcut to this application in the Startup folder in the Start Menu. I know many people start Outlook as the first application directly after they start their computer and close it as the last one when they shutdown.
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