iCloud integration causes Outlook to hang when switching to Calendar for a LONG TIME?

WORKAROUND

This is not a fix, but a workaround that I've employed. Thought others might benefit it.

For me, it was the clicking out of the calendar which causes the delay so I simply open two instances of Outlook. One is for my Calendar and the other is for all other Outlook tasks (e.g. mail, notes, contacts). I actually got used to it pretty quickly.

Still eager for a fix from Apple, but this might save some folks some time.

@sourkraus This is exactly what I have been doing for the last 1 year or so. But I am eagerly waiting for an patch from either Apple or Microsoft.

I installed the latest iCloud version and it fixed the problem where outlook was auto disabling the add in and not syncing anything, but the slowness has not been addressed yet :(

Still the same with Outlook 2013 and iCloud 4.0, just when you have an Exchange and iCloud IMAP Account at the same time! Come on Apple get it fixed!!!

Workaround:

Disable the iCloud plug-in in Outlook:

In Outlook 2013:

Go to: File -> Options -> Add-Ins

At the bottom: Manage "COM Add-ins" GO

Remove the iCloud Add-in (Note: unchecking the checkbox doesn't help, you need to remove the add-in!)

Restart Outlook.

I don't see a reduction in functionality so far.

Oli

Thanks man, that worked for me. Just had to start as admin to remove it completely.

Thank goodness. this had been driving me crazy on my multiple computers..Office 10 and 13. Unchecking the iCloud Outlook add-in allows the calendar to open in less than multiple minutes. Thanks everyone!

Workaround:

Disable the iCloud plug-in in Outlook:

In Outlook:

Go to: File -> Options -> Add-Ins

At the bottom: Manage "COM Add-ins" GO

Uncheck the iCloud Add-in

Restart Outlook. (Outlook saves settings on exit so completely exiting from Outlook is required to fix).

Test calendar access speed.

@ andy-mueller-de / klotzkm / DonCote0

This doesn't seem to work as it also disables synchronization. Are you sure you still have the full functionality? How do you ensure it still syncs back the entries made into the calendar directly in Outlook?

Sorry to say that: but this is one of the many small problems that make using Apple products so annoying lately. I guess soon I will have all these problems solved without the help of Apple programmers ...

It's crazy that this issue has not been addressed. It has been over 2.5 years since the first post, and the issue is still present!

Has anyone found a way to fix this yet? Disabling the plugin also disables synchronization, which is very undesirable...

Oh...what's the matter??? I still have this issue, 3 years... Maybe Apple just don't care about the Windows Outlook users so much. Actually, I found that only Calendar Tab in Outlook is slow for me, while opening Contacts Tab is much faster. So I think the issue could be narrowed down in Calendar syncing. I noticed that a few years ago, the iCloud sync option allows us to tick on Mails, Contacts, Calendars respectively. But in the newer releases, they were merged together. A work-around for Apple might be going back to the original designs.

Before using my iPhone and migrating, I was a big fan of Google Nexus. But one day after my upgrading to Android 5.0, it messed up my contacts in the Google cloud service. I bear a few months' life of identifying caller by voice when receiving calls. One day I could not bear it any more, and bought an iPhone next morning. When the day comes again, switching to Windows phones and using all Windows solutions might be the only way out for us...😟

Windows 7 64 bit

Outlook 2010

iCloud for Windows 4.0.2

Exchange service heavy user

Well I don't know why this works, but when I use the folder list instead of clicking the calendar on navigation pane, this issue goes away for me. I just simply use the folder list to switch between mail and calendar and no more delay. I don't know why this works for me, but it does. If this works for everyone else it would confirm this is a problem with outlook.

Thanks bruizjr!

Sorry I could not get your point of "using the folder list", but it just inspired me! When I tried to right click the Calendar Tab on the navigation pane and "Open in New Window", it looks much faster than just left click it.

Seems also another workaround..😎

Googled, found this and it worked perfectly!

I found the following partial workaround for Outlook 2013:

Someone mentioned above that switching to calendar view worked when selecting it from the Folders menu. This has worked well for me too,Outlook stopped crashing and there is no delay switching from the Exchange calendar to the iCloud calendar.

So I decided to create a Shortcuts Group in the Shortcuts folder, and then add one Shortcut to the Exchange calendar and another shortcut to my iCloud calendar.

Unfortunately this does not allow you to see both calendars simultaneously (like in overlay mode) but at least no more crashes.