Microsoft fixes Classic Outlook CPU spike bug tied to typing emails in Beta and Current Channel, but the Semi-Annual Channel ...

There's a big problem with Microsoft Outlook Classic right now, and the main way for regular people to fix it will require a bit of old-school computing. The tech giant confirmed ...

In a post on Microsoft’s Support blog, the company warns that typing in a recent version of classic Outlook can lead to high CPU usage. The issue could cause CPU usage to spike by up to 50%, and the ...

Last week we reported that Microsoft will roll out a fix for the spiking CPU usage problem in the classic Outlook app for ...

Rolling classic Outlook back to version 2405 seems to fix the issue, but it comes with a not-insignificant tradeoff. Updates ...

Update on April 25, 2025: As of yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed the issue and implemented a fix, but that fix won’t ... a warning and confirmed that the classic Outlook app can cause your ...

Microsoft has acknowledged a bug in its Outlook Classic software, which spikes CPU usage by 30%-50% ... However, Microsoft didn’t offer a long-term fix for the problem. Only a stopgap fix.

Microsoft says it will soon fix a known issue causing CPU spikes when typing messages in recent versions of its classic Outlook email client. Redmond confirmed this bug last week after a wave of ...

Since November, there have been reports of Outlook Classic users experiencing CPU spikes, freezes ... There's still no fix for the issue. While the Outlook Team continues to investigate the ...

Software King of the World, Microsoft has finally admitted its legacy Outlook client sometimes turns into a runaway CPU-snarfer ... There's no official fix yet. All Vole had to offer was that ...

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Update on April 25, 2025: As of yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed the issue and implemented a fix ... confirmed that the classic Outlook app can cause your computer’s CPU usage to skyrocket.