outlook /safe to start Outlook 2013/2016.Depending on which app you’re investigating, type the following command: Starting the application in safe mode can help pinpoint if the issue is caused by an Office add-in, which is a common problem.

See instructions for this process in the video below: Making sure that you’re fully up-to-date, restarting your computer, and then re-launching your application will solve a lot of issues.Ģ. Install the latest Windows updates to your computer. Fortunately, you have a few troubleshooting solutions at your disposal that can get you up and running again without any outside support.ġ. There are few things as frustrating as your program crashing or failing to start when you really need to use it, whether it’s in Office 2013 or somewhere else. “Microsoft Word has stopped working.” (Or Excel, or PowerPoint, and so on.)Īrrrrgh.