How To Fix Outlook S Action Cannot Be Completed Error

Some Outlook users have posted on the Microsoft forum about an action cannot be completed error. The full error message states: The action cannot be completed. The connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this action. That error arises when users try to set up or utilize a Microsoft Exchange email account within Outlook.

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How can Users Fix the Action Cannot be Completed Error?

1. Reregister the DNS

Some users have fixed the action cannot be completed error by reregistering the DNS. Press the Windows key + X hotkey.
Select Command Prompt (Admin) on the Win + X menu.
Then enter these commands separately and press Return after each:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
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Close the Command Prompt.

2. Delete the Outlook Profile

Deleting the current Outlook profile and adding a new one is another potential resolution for the Exchange is unavailable error. To do that, press the Windows key + R hotkey.
Input ‘Control Panel’ in Run, and click the OK button.
Click Control Panel > in the path bar and select All Control Panel Items. Then click Mail to open Mail Setup.
Click Show Profiles to open the General tab.
Select the profile listed there, and click the Remove button.
Thereafter, close the Mail Setup window.
Outlook will automatically prompt you to set up a new profile after removing the previous profile.

3. Turn Off the Windows Defender Firewall

To check if the Windows Defender Firewall isn’t responsible for the action cannot be deleted error, turn the WDF off before launching Outlook. Press the Windows key + S hotkey.
Input the keyword ‘firewall’ in the search box, and click Windows Defender Firewall to open the Control Panel applet directly below.
Click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off to open the options in the snapshot directly below.
Select the Turn Off Windows Defender Firewall options, and click the OK button.

4. Turn Off Third-Party Antivirus Utilities

Some users might need to disable, or even uninstall, their third-party antivirus software firewalls. To disable antivirus utilities, remove them from the system startup by right-clicking the taskbar and selecting Task Manager.
Click the Start-up tab shown directly below.
Select an antivirus utility, and click the Disable button.
Then restart Windows after removing the antivirus software from the startup.

5. Turn Off Outlook Add-ins

To ensure there aren’t any conflicting add-ins, turn off Outlook’s add-ins. To do that, click File and Options in Outlook.
Then click Add-ins on the left of the window.
Select COM Add-ins on the Manage drop-down menu.
Click the Go button.
To remove add-ins, select them on the COM window and click the Remove button.

Those are a few of the resolutions users have fixed the action cannot be completed error. In addition, check out the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant, which is a handy troubleshooting utility for Outlook and other MS Office applications. Users can add that software to Windows 10 by clicking the Download now button on its Outlook Support Center page.

ipconfig /registerdns

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /renew

NETSH winsock reset catalog

NETSH int ipv4 reset reset.log

NETSH int ipv6 reset reset.log

How can Users Fix the Action Cannot be Completed Error?#

1. Reregister the DNS#

2. Delete the Outlook Profile#

3. Turn Off the Windows Defender Firewall#

4. Turn Off Third-Party Antivirus Utilities#

5. Turn Off Outlook Add-ins#