{"id":1340,"date":"2021-05-21T13:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T13:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2022-05-06T11:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T11:36:24","slug":"ms-outlook-rules-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 Solutions For Outlook Rules Not Working Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS Outlook is a powerful email service provider for businesses. However, certain issues may occur anytime in Outlook and hamper the user experience. One of the most common problems reported by outlook users is Outlook rules not working. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rules play a very important role in automating the functioning of Outlook software as they provide instructions on what to do with users&#8217; emails. There could be several reasons why the outlook rules may not function properly. Fortunately, with the help of some simple troubleshooting guidelines, you can easily fix the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if you are also having trouble with your Outlook email because the Outlook rules are not working, keep reading and find the simple troubleshooting guidelines to fix your problem. But, before we move next to the troubleshooting steps, it is important to know the common reasons behind the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Know, Why:-<\/span> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/outlook-not-downloading-emails\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Outlook Not Downloading Emails<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#Why_are_Outlook_Rules_Not_Working\" >Why are Outlook Rules Not Working?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#Solutions_for_Outlook_Rules_Not_Working_Issue\" >Solutions for Outlook Rules Not Working Issue<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#1_Rename_the_%E2%80%9CSRS%E2%80%9D_File_or_Reset_it_in_Your_Outlook_Account\" >1. Rename the &#8220;SRS&#8221; File or Reset it in Your Outlook Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#2_Fix_the_Corruption_Issue_in_Your_IMAP_or_POP3_Account\" >2. Fix the Corruption Issue in Your IMAP or POP3 Account\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#A_Delete_Outlook_Rules\" >A. Delete Outlook Rules<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#B_Check_MS_Outlook_PST_Location\" >B. Check MS Outlook PST Location<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#3_Troubleshoot_Corrupted_OST_Files\" >3. Troubleshoot Corrupted OST Files\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#4_Update_Microsoft_Outlook\" >4. Update Microsoft Outlook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/ms-outlook-rules-not-working\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_Outlook_Rules_Not_Working\"><\/span><b>Why are Outlook Rules Not Working?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Outlook rules may not work if:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The send and receive file (.srs file) is corrupted in MS Outlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your IMAP and POP3 accounts are corrupted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrupted OST Files.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn&#8217;t matter what the culprit is, with the help of the below-mentioned guidelines you can fix the problem and continue using the Outlook mail services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Know, How to Fix:-<\/span> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/fix-outlook-send-receive-error\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Outlook Send\/Receive Error<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solutions_for_Outlook_Rules_Not_Working_Issue\"><\/span><b>Solutions for Outlook Rules Not Working Issue<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Rename_the_%E2%80%9CSRS%E2%80%9D_File_or_Reset_it_in_Your_Outlook_Account\"><\/span><b>1. Rename the &#8220;SRS&#8221; File or Reset it in Your Outlook Account<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To troubleshoot the Outlook rules not working problem, you can simply reset\/rename your send and receive settings i.e (.srs) file. For this, you need to access the default location of your &#8220;.srs&#8221; file.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the &#8220;<strong>C: &gt;&gt; Users &gt;&gt; admin &gt;&gt; AppData &gt;&gt; Roaming &gt;&gt; Microsoft &gt;&gt; Outlook<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here, rename the SRS file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restart the MS Outlook to automatically create the SRS file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are done, check if the &#8220;<strong>send\/receive<\/strong>&#8221; works.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case not, proceed with the next troubleshooting step.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Fix_the_Corruption_Issue_in_Your_IMAP_or_POP3_Account\"><\/span><b>2. Fix the Corruption Issue in Your IMAP or POP3 Account\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the IMAP or POP3 account is corrupted, then you have to follow the below-mentioned steps to fix the &#8220;Outlook rules Stopped working&#8221; problem on your MS Outlook account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Important:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The IMAP and POP3 configuration in MS Outlook creates a backup of the PST. You can also fix the outlook rules not working problem automatically with the help of the PST File Repair tool. But, if this does not help you to fix the concern, proceed next and follow the mentioned steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Delete_Outlook_Rules\"><\/span><b>A. Delete Outlook Rules<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a good practice to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/delete-a-rule-2f0e7139-f696-4422-8498-44846db9067f\">delete<\/a> the rules that are no longer in use or you rarely use. This will help you to decrease the size of the file and de-clutter the outlook rules folder. Here is how to do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For MS Outlook 2010 and\u00a0 MS Outlook 2013 versions, go with the given steps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open an MS Outlook account on your PC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the &#8220;<strong>File<\/strong>&#8221; tab. Select the option &#8220;<strong>manage rules and alerts<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here, you can delete the rules and fix the outlook rules not working problem on your MS Outlook 2010 and 2013 version.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0If you are using MS Outlook 2003 or a previously released version, then<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the MS Outlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the &#8220;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8221; tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose &#8220;<strong>Rules and alerts<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, you can reset the rules accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"B_Check_MS_Outlook_PST_Location\"><\/span><b>B. Check MS Outlook PST Location<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Outlook 2010 and 2013 versions, follow the given steps<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open MS Outlook on your computer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the &#8220;<strong>File<\/strong>&#8221; tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the &#8220;<strong>account settings<\/strong>&#8220;, and click on &#8220;<strong>account settings<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the &#8220;<strong>Data File<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose &#8220;<strong>open file location<\/strong>&#8221; and verify the location of your Outlook PST.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For MS Outlook 2007 and previously released versions, follow the steps below:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch the MS Outlook<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the &#8220;<strong>File<\/strong>&#8221; tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go for the &#8220;<strong>Data file management<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8220;<strong>data file management<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>data file<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this, choose &#8220;<strong>open file location<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0PST file location is &#8220;<strong>C: &gt;&gt; Users &gt;&gt; admin &gt;&gt; Documents &gt;&gt; Outlook Files<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close the MS Outlook program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run &#8220;<strong>Scanpst.exe (Inbox Repair Tool)<\/strong>&#8220;, and see if there is something wrong with the PST file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restart your MS Outlook program; it will automatically fix the outlook rules not working issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you have deleted the rules, you can proceed next and create the rules again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Important<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: If you want to delete all the rules at once, you can click on the\u00a0 \u201c<strong>Windows + R<\/strong>&#8221; button to open the run box, and type &#8220;<strong>outlook.exe&lt;space&gt;\/cleanrules<\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Know, Why:-<\/span> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/blog\/microsoft-outlook-inbox-repair-tool-not-responding\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Outlook Inbox Repair Tool Not Responding<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Troubleshoot_Corrupted_OST_Files\"><\/span><b>3. Troubleshoot Corrupted OST Files\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS Outlook stores the data OST files. The Outlook Rules do not Work if the OST File is corrupted. Thus, you need to delete the OST file to fix the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The OST file will be created again if you want to relaunch the MS Outlook software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Here are the steps to follow:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close the MS Outlook window. Make sure that no process related to MS Outlook is operating in the task manager or system tray of your device.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, click the &#8220;<strong>Windows search<\/strong>&#8221; bar and open the control panel from here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to &#8220;<strong>users account<\/strong>&#8220;, and choose &#8220;<strong>Mail (MS Outlook)<\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8220;<strong>Email account<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the &#8220;<strong>Data Files<\/strong>&#8221; tab from the &#8220;<strong>Account setting<\/strong>&#8221; Window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on &#8220;<strong>problematic account<\/strong>&#8220;, and choose &#8220;<strong>open file location<\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimize MS Outlook for the window and also close the other Windows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, switch to the &#8220;<strong>Outlook Folder<\/strong>&#8221; windows and delete the &#8220;<strong>OST<\/strong>&#8221; file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch MS Outlook again and let the synchronization to the server get completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this, your &#8220;MS Outlook rules not working&#8221; problem will be resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, MS Outlook rules not working? Well! You might be using the outdated version of MS Outlook software. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To fix the problem, you need to upgrade MS Outlook to its latest version available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Update_Microsoft_Outlook\"><\/span><b>4. Update Microsoft Outlook<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MS Outlook keeps releasing updates to add new features and report errors or bugs. Here are the step by step guidelines to update your MS Outlook to its latest version:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch MS Outlook on your PC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the &#8220;<strong>File<\/strong>&#8221; menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the left half of your window, you will see the &#8220;<strong>Office account<\/strong>&#8221; option, click on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, from the right half of the window, click on the &#8220;<strong>Update options<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Submenu will appear on your screen. From here, you have to choose the &#8220;<strong>Update Now<\/strong>&#8221; option to update your MS Outlook latest version.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait until the process gets completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this, it is recommended to upgrade your Windows to its latest version. Also, make sure that no optional upgrades are pending.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are done, restart your computer, and the MS Outlook rules will start working fine.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span><b>Wrapping Up<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is quite common for users to encounter Outlook rules not working problems by using the MS Outlook email services. There could be several reasons why the Outlook rules may stop working, for example; the corrupted IMAP and POP3 account corrupted OST file or outdated MS Outlook software. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the users can easily deal with the problem with the help of the aforementioned guidelines. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if your MS Outlook rules not working, follow the troubleshooting steps discussed in the post above and easily deal with the problem. The given steps are simple and surely help you to fix the issue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, if your problem is not resolved even after executing the steps, we suggest you contact the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emailsupport.us\/microsoft-outlook-support\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MS Outlook experts<\/strong><\/a> for professional advice. 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