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Sead Fadilpašić

Use Classic Outlook? This Microsoft bug might stop you from opening encrypted emails

A phone sitting on a laptop keyboard with the Microsoft Outlook logo on the screen.
  • Outlook patch (Build 19426.20218) broke “Encrypt Only” emails, showing unreadable attachments
  • Workarounds: use Options ribbon encryption or revert to Build 19426.20186 via Command Prompt
  • Microsoft also disabled inline SVGs in Outlook for Web and new Outlook for Windows

Microsoft released a new patch for classic Outlook, and broke how encrypted emails work. It is currently working on a fix, and in the meantime, it offered a few ways to open encrypted emails in the popular client app.

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