


This blog does not purport to be exhaustive, but can be used as a guide to assist the analyst in discovering the causation of error messages or application functionality that is not within the normal, expected results of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Outlook Client’s prescribed use. We also provide expert Managed IT Services, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Cloud Based Computing and Unified Communication Systems.The purpose of this blog is to describe the options available for troubleshooting the Dynamics CRM Outlook Client when errors have occurred. The full article with detailed explanation is here.īeringer Technology Group, a leading Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and CRM for Distribution. Microsoft recommends applying the extra registry key instead of removing the security update, as it addresses a significant vulnerability in Outlook. The add-in will be able to render webpages without issue. Once this registry key is added to the local client, reboot the PC. "EnableRoamingFolderHomepages"=dword:00000002 (setting value to 2, for future use, per the article) To fix the issue, you need to add a registry entry based on the version of Office that you have installed. “The October 2017 Microsoft Outlook security update disables roaming home pages in Outlook to address a significant vulnerability with the application, and as such, inadvertently causes the add-in to fail.” The details from the related Microsoft KB article explain the problem: The issue has been traced to the October 2017 Microsoft Outlook security update. In our screenshot, the Contacts Entity is selected, and the CRM Client is configured properly, with the CRM menu showing as active when in the ribbon menu. The problem manifests as “waiting for a page to be retrieved” and the expected records from CRM are never brought after waiting over an hour.

Our team recently came across an issue where customers reported to us that the CRM Client for Outlook appears to be properly configured and connected, but the CRM records do not display as expected.
