Now press the OK button to save the changes and exit. Step 6: Again click on File > Option > on the left side of the window click on Macro Settings > on the right-hand side of the panel click the radio button next to the option – Disable all macros without notification. Step 5: In the Trust Center window > on the left side panel click on Protected View > on the right-hand side panel uncheck all the options under the Protected View category. Step 4: On the left side of the pane, click on Trust Center > on the right side of the pane, click on the Trust Center Settings button. Now, click on File and then Options again to reach the Word Options window. *Note – Pressing OK will save the changes and take you back to the open Word doc.

Go to Tools > Options > Other > Advanced options, then uncheck 'Sync RSS Feeds to the Common Feed List' and 'Any RSS Feed that is updated appears as a new item'.

This is another process that can slow things down. Step 3: In the Word Options window > click on the Advanced tab on the left side of the pane > on the right side of the pane, scroll down to the General category > uncheck the Update automatic links at open option > press OK. In Outlook go to Tools > Options > Preferences tab > Search options. The problem only seems to affect Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2019, so those who use Microsoft Outlook as part of Office 365 won’t experience this huge loading time. Step 2: Click on the File tab > click on Options in the context menu.

Outlook 2019 slow to open