The Outlook email client search feature is a handy tool that allows users to search for specific information in an email message such as the sender, date, folder it is saved in, or keywords using Outlook-specific search operators. If the Outlook search feature is not working, there could be several reasons.

Outdated software can cause all sorts of glitches. Updating Outlook can fix the problem of an unresponsive search function.

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