Outlook 2016 stuck on "We're getting things ready"

Hi,

If an Office application such as Outlook is not working correctly, one of the possible methods that we could try is to repair Outlook from the Control Panel. If the Office repair doesn't work, then we suggest uninstalling Office and reinstalling it using the Easy Fix button. For more information, we suggest visiting this support article.

Hope this helps. Hope to get an update from you.

Regards.

Hi,

If an Office application such as Outlook is not working correctly, one of the possible methods that we could try is to repair Outlook from the Control Panel. If the Office repair doesn't work, then we suggest uninstalling Office and reinstalling it using the Easy Fix button. For more information, we suggest visiting this support article.

Hope this helps. Hope to get an update from you.

Regards.

Tried quick fix, no lucky. Tried online fix, no lucky. Full uninstall via O15CTRRemove.diagcab and install using OfficeDeploymentTool and now I'm back to the old Outlook first login interface:

But, it's still not working. It's stuck on this "search for <email> settings" forever!

I tried to update Office suite and now I'm using the latest version, back to the initial error when I try to add an Outlook.com account:

Really M$? How can you make Outlook soo bug, soo trash? GG Microsoft...

Thanks for the update. We've already exhausted our resources to try to resolve the issue. Since we're still having issues with Outlook, we recommend posting the issue on this link for more advanced support. Also included the steps you already tried on your post. 

Regards.

I had the same issue.  Turns out there was a login window open on my MS surface book pro when I had it plugged into the dock.  Was only using the monitor at my desk and not the one on my laptop so did not see the screen as my laptop was closed.

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