Microsoft Outlook automatically synchronizes its data with the connecting server and presents the updated data to its users. But sometimes when you open the Outlook application, it offers a pop-up notification that ‘Your Outlook account settings are out of date.’ You can also see the same messages at the Action Center. If you click the notification, then it will provide you two options - Fix Account or Dismiss.
When you click the Fix Account option, the Windows will start diagnosing and rectifying the issue related to the notification. After resolving the issue, you can access Outlook and work on it. But, if the issue does not resolve using the Fix Account option, then you will have to perform thorough troubleshooting and see the result.
Here, we will go through some simple methods which you can apply to the Outlook and remove such issue.
Often, the content of Outlook Profile Folder can be corrupted and can lead to the error “Outlook account settings out of date.” You can clean up the profile folder to fix this problem. Follow the Steps as below:
Some users have reported that disabling login through PIN has fixed the issue for them. You can follow the simple Steps below to implement the same.
Sometimes, when you make changes in the Mail application online and access in Outlook, then Outlook does not support your new password. So, you have to manually sync the Mail app and Outlook with the same password and then access it.
Another method is there to update the computer’s date-time settings.
If the problem is not time-related, then you can go for another method which is checking the security certificate. If there is no SSL certificate setting, follow the upcoming Steps;
There is some unimportant software installed on the Windows which regularly send notifications, and sometimes they create hurdle in the processing of other applications. So, you need to disable the notification of these applications.
If you are using your Microsoft account to login to the Windows as well as Outlook, then you can use a different local account to login to the Outlook. It may remove the notification issue. Here is its process;
Updating the Windows with the latest changes and it may remove the out of date account settings issue.
The last resort in rectifying the issue is to delete your Outlook account and add it again.
When you are facing the ‘Outlook account settings out of date’ issue, then there are various methods which you can use to fix the issue. But there is no accurate method to follow. If the issue is not fixed by the methods given here, you should use a professional repair tool which can access the data file of the Outlook account and rectify any corruption. Kernel for Outlook PST Repair is a total recovery software which accesses the PST file from its location and recovers whole mailboxes. It also recovers deleted items and saves them at the exact folder they were saved earlier. You can save the recovered item in a new PST file and access it in the Outlook instantly.