Freezing Windows 10 Outlook Calendar?!

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Bit of a last resort but Im pulling my hair out with random freezing in Windows 10.

Ive got a hp elitedesk 805 g6 running Windows 10.

Basically the computer HARD freezes for a couple of seconds - so hard the ethernet stops working, often dropping teams calls etc. Sometimes the screens go black.

Its nevers fully crashes. Just freezes then carries on.

I have managed to get it to happen pretty reliably whenever I change from Mail to Calendar in outlook and pretty much 100% if I right click on something in my calendar!? Also if I've got a big excel document open it does seems worse (maybe???)

Using resource mon shows CPU is not under huge strain, memory is quite full (7Gb of 8GB?)
Could this be heat? Power? Just software?

Any help on even what I should try to start getting to a solution would be greatly appreciated!
 
How big is your Outlook PST file? - Have you ever archived Outlook to reduce size of the Outlook.PST file? - the Archive.PST file is stored locally in your 'Documents' folder, in a sub-folder called 'Outlook Files' - so it must be regularly backed up to the cloud (OneDrive) and an external HDD, together with your primary Outlook.PST file, for security & redundancy.

Manage my mailbox size in Outlook | Microsoft Support

Describes how to manage your mailbox and keep it within a specific size limitation.
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Archive older items automatically | Microsoft Support

Save space in your email accunt by using AutoArchive to automatically move older items to an Outlook .pst file.
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Archive Old Mail in Outlook and Keep the PST File Small - Lifewire​

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This article explains how to keep the PST file small by archiving your old mail. Instructions in this article apply to Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, and Outlook 2010.

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Keep Your PST File Small When Archiving Outlook Mail

If you want to make sure your Outlook is fast and snappy, archive emails to keep the main file (PST) small and fast.
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richjdavies said:
Bit of a last resort but Im pulling my hair out with random freezing in Windows 10.

Ive got a hp elitedesk 805 g6 running Windows 10.

Basically the computer HARD freezes for a couple of seconds - so hard the ethernet stops working, often dropping teams calls etc. Sometimes the screens go black.

Its nevers fully crashes. Just freezes then carries on.

I have managed to get it to happen pretty reliably whenever I change from Mail to Calendar in outlook and pretty much 100% if I right click on something in my calendar!? Also if I've got a big excel document open it does seems worse (maybe???)

Using resource mon shows CPU is not under huge strain, memory is quite full (7Gb of 8GB?)
Could this be heat? Power? Just software?

Any help on even what I should try to start getting to a solution would be greatly appreciated!
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What tasks is eating the CPU and memory ?
 
Thanks for the tips about PST file guys. Will try archiving some stuff and see what happens..

Ps. The outlook is managed by the company - so there is Online Archive... Wonder if that counts as a large PST file too?
 
Format and reinstall. When was the last time you formatted, if not how old is the laptop.
 
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