Will Office 2013 run on Windows 11

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Office 2013 for sure and perhaps other versions as well had a nasty habit of placing some unnecessary rubbish in the Task Scheduler.
Open task scheduler and check
Click start and type task scheduler
Click it in the search results and expand the Task Scheduler Library and Microsoft and Office.
Look through the tasks, it may be difficult to differentiate between those placed there by your current Microsoft 365 install and those which might have been produced by 2013.

If you find one or more you can simply right click it and choose disable or delete.
I'd go with disable and see if that resolves the problem.

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There are a couple of things to be aware of when you heavily rely on Outlook.

The upgrade process from Windows 10 is actually quite streamlined and trouble free for most configurations; It is almost like applying a major update to Windows 10. However, there are still a couple of attention points to go through before you start and afterwards.

This guide contains not only upgrade preparation and troubleshooting steps but also various tips about the changes that you could encounter involving Outlook after upgrading to Windows 11.

• Is your Outlook version compatible with Windows 11?
• Upgrading from Windows 7 or Windows 8
• Upgrading from Windows 10
• Windows 11 Installation Assistant
• Microsoft 365 Activation not valid
• Add-in Compatibility
• Virus scanner integration
• Office Theme reset to white
• View message in web browser only shows HTML in Microsoft Edge
• Windows 11 Widget integration
• iCloud doesn’t work 
• No New Email notifications
• Rebuild search index / no search results
• Scan for and fix more issues with SaRA 
• Clean install or upgrade has failed
• Other changes concerning Outlook and Windows 11

Is your Outlook version compatible with Windows 11?

Of course it is always wise to stay current with the latest update releases, so make sure you set Windows Update to also include updates for other Microsoft applications.

Microsoft 365 installations (including Office 2016 Retail, Office 2019 and Office 2021) will automatically keep themselves up-to-date but you can always check for updates manually.

Outlook 2013 is not officially supported on Windows 11 as it is out of mainstream support. Any compatibility issues with Windows 11 will not be addressed. Outlook 2013 is still supported on Windows 10 and will receive security updates until at least until April 11, 2023.

Continuing to use Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007, or even earlier versions, really isn’t recommended (on any version of Windows that is) as these versions are out of extended support. These versions of Office are vulnerable to various security threats for which updates haven’t been made available anymore.

Upgrading from Windows 7 or Windows 8

To keep your personal files, settings and apps, and do an in-place upgrade, you will need to upgrade to Windows 10 first.

Upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11

However, it may not yet be offered to you via Windows Update as Microsoft doesn’t distribute the update to everyone at once.

Doing a manual search for updates will usually give you the option to install it unless there is a blocker specific to your configuration (like when incompatible hardware or software is detected). For some hardware incompatibilities, like no TPM support or the wrong version and/or using an unsupported processor/CPU, there is a Registry key to bypass that block.

The update to Windows 11 also won’t be offered when you are currently running a 32-bit version of Windows 10; You’ll have to perform a clean installation.

Windows 11 Installation Assistant

The Windows 11 Installation page also give your the opportunity to download the iso-file which allows you to do a clean installation as well instead of an upgrade.

Whichever upgrade method you use, it is always a good practice to make a proper backup (not just of Outlook, but preferably your entire computer) and write down your account settings before starting the upgrade process. In these cases it really is better to be safe than sorry.

Note:
If you did not format your PC before upgrading but did choose to do a clean install, you may also be able to find back your original Outlook data under:

• Outlook 2007 and previous
  C:\Windows.old\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\
• Outlook 2010 and later
  C:\Windows.old\Users\%username%\Documents\Outlook files\

Microsoft 365 Activation not valid

In case of the last, the solution to this annoying issue is luckily easy and fixed within minutes; Run a Quick Repair on your Office installation.

To do this, make sure all your Office applications are closed, and choose;
Start-> Settings-> Apps & features-> select your Microsoft 365 or Office application-> click on the dotted menu on the right-> button Modify-> option Quick Repair.

Add-in Compatibility

Still, since add-ins are not limited to operate just within Outlook and with Outlook data, it is a good thing to check with the vendor of the add-in first.

If you are having startup issues with Outlook after upgrading, disabling your add-ins would be a good first troubleshooting step.

Virus scanner integration

There are many known issues caused by having a virus scanner integrated with Outlook. These issues range from poor Outlook performance to send receive errors and from corrupted emails to complete data loss.

You can safely disable this integration part of your virus scanner without compromising your security; you’d still be sufficiently protected by your on-access scanner part of the virus
scanner.

Office Theme reset to white

This may be intended to show off that Office (especially as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription) can integrate visually with Windows 11 as well.

You can easily overcome this reset by reselecting your Office Theme via;

• File-> Office Account-> Office Theme

When using Outlook 365 or Outlook 2021, the available theme color options are;

• Colorful
• Dark Gray
• Black
• White
• Use system settings

In case of the last, it will pick up your settings from Windows 11 and will automatically switch to the corresponding White or Black theme;

• Start-> Settings-> Personalization-> Colors-> Choose your mode

View message in web browser only shows raw HTML in Microsoft Edge

However, only the raw HTML of the message will be shown instead of the formatted message.

To solve this, you’ll have to enable Internet Explorer compatibility in Microsoft Edge;

1. Open the “Settings and more” menu via the ellipsis (…) menu in the top right corner or press ALT+F.
2. From the Menu that opens, select: Settings.
3. On the Settings page, select the “Default browser” section.
   • An alternative method for the above steps is to type the following in the Address Bar of Microsoft Edge;
     edge://settings/defaultBrowser
4. Set the option “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” to: Allow.
5. Microsoft Edge will prompt you to restart the browser.

When you now use the “View in Browser” command in Outlook, Edge will properly render the mht-version of your message and no longer just displays the raw HTML code.

For more info and details, also see; View message in web browser only shows HTML code in Microsoft Edge.

The Widgets panel can be opened by pressing the Widgets command on the Taskbar or by using the keyboard shortcut Windows key + W.

Currently, it can only display Outlook information when you are using an Outlook.com mailbox.

When you are logged on to Windows 11 with your Microsoft Account, you can sign out of the Widgets app, but you can’t sign in to the app with another Microsoft Account to switch between mailboxes.

When this functionality changes, like switching between accounts or connecting to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online mailboxes, I’ll of course update this guide.

iCloud doesn’t work

1. File-> Account Settings-> Account Settings…-> tab Data Files
2. Select the iCloud data file and press Remove.
3. If you also connected to the iCloud account via IMAP, remove this account.
   • Make sure you export all the content that is stored in folders that are marked with “This computer only”.
4. Close Outlook.
5. Open the iCloud Control Panel via the Start Menu and uncheck the option: Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Task with Outlook.
6. Download and install the latest version of iCloud from the Apple website or Microsoft Store.
   • When you already have the latest version installed, choose the Repair option.
7. Reboot when being prompted to do so by the iCloud installer.
8. Open the iCloud Control Panel via the Start Menu and select the option: Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Task with Outlook.
   • If this is a new installation of iCloud, iCloud may prompt you to run a repair on the iCloud installation again and reboot. Outlook integration will be available then.
9. Start Outlook and let iCloud resync your data.

No new email notifications

To get the New Email Notification banner again for each email that you receive;

1. Right click on the , in the top right click on the Notification icon in the bottom right corner of your Taskbar or click on the time and date display and choose; Notifications settings.
   • An alternative method is;
     Start-> Settings-> System-> Notifications
2. In the “Notifications from apps and other senders” list, click on Outlook.
3. Make sure that you have enabled all notification options which you want to get (“Hide content when notification are on lock screen” is off by default).
4. Close Settings.

Note:
Outlook will only show New Email Alerts when the message is delivered to the Inbox folder. To make it show an alert even when the message is automatically moved to another folder by a Message Rule see the guide Creating a permanent New Mail Desktop Alert.

Rebuild search index / no search results

The first solution to this is: Wait!

In most cases, Windows Search still needs to re-index your Outlook content (and the rest of your computer) and will fix itself eventually when the computer is idle.

If results are still not being returned after you’ve left your computer idle for an extended period of time (like for instance overnight), then you can use the following troubleshooting guide: Fixing Instant Search.

Scan for and fix more issues with SaRA

After the scan completes, SaRA offers you to fix the issue if it was successful detecting the cause of the issue.

Via Advanced Diagnostics, SaRA can do a full scan of your Outlook configuration and will create a detailed report of all Outlook issues it detected. For any problems that are listed in the report, you are provided with a link to an article about that specific problem so that you can read about possible fixes.

SaRA may also find some issues that you didn’t know about yet and/or already had before upgrading to Windows 11.

Download: Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA)

Clean install or upgrade has failed

During the setup process, when being prompted for what to keep, choose for the “Nothing” option. Of course, this means that you need to have a backup of all data that you wish to keep and restore that afterwards.

You can also download the Download Windows 11 to create a bootable USB-based installation media or burn to a DVD and boot your computer with.

For more information see the section: Create Windows 11 installation media.

Other changes concerning Outlook and Windows 11

However, there are some additional functional and visual changes, which affect Outlook, you want to familiarize yourself with as well, especially when coming from Windows 7 or Windows 8.

Below you’ll find some links discussing these changes, tips and tricks.

• Creating an Outlook Desktop shortcut in Windows 11
• Starting Outlook as an Administrator on Windows 11
• Starting Outlook in Safe Mode
• Enabling automatic updates for Office
• Outlook and the Documents folder redirection problem
• Organizing and managing Outlook windows
• Add frequently used Templates to Outlook’s Jump List

Will older versions of Microsoft Office work on Windows 11?

Is Office 2013 still supported by Microsoft?

What versions of Office does Windows 11 support?

Which Office version is best for Windows 11?