How to Fix the Outlook Autoarchive Settings Greyed Out

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Updated onJuly 10, 2024

updated onJuly 10, 2024

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If your Outlook Autoarchive Settings are greyed out, it could be due to permission issues or the feature being unavailable on your Windows edition.

The first step is to check if your mailbox is an Exchange on-premise one or Exchange online, then check if you have logged in with an account with administrator privileges.

How can I fix the Outlook AutoArchive Settings greyed out?

1. Ensure AutoArchive is enabled globally

2. Check Group Policy Settings (for Office 365 or Exchange accounts)

3. Check if the mailbox is connected to an Exchange server

4. Repair the Microsoft Office

5. Update/Reinstall your Outlook app

If there is no update available, you need to reinstall it. For that, follow these steps:

Reinstalling Outlook will help fix issues likeOutlook won’t open in Windows 11; read this guide to learn more.

6. Create an Outlook profile

7. Add a Registry entry

Remember that AutoArchive Settings used to be enabled with Outlook 2003 and 2007; however, the feature is turned off by default in Outlook 2010 and newer versions.

Another thing to note is that if you have the AutoArchive feature enabled in Outlook 2003 or 2007 and upgrade to Outlook 2010 or later versions, it remains enabled.

If nothing works for you, you can contact Microsoft support and describe the issue and the steps taken to fix it for further assistance.

In case the issue is fixed, you can also check out our guide with detailed steps toarchive Outlook emails. Also, you can check out this article if you havemistakenly deleted or archived Outlook messages. Moreover, if youcan’t encrypt or sign your messages, we have just the guide for you.

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How to Fix the Outlook Autoarchive Settings Greyed Out#

How can I fix the Outlook AutoArchive Settings greyed out?#

1. Ensure AutoArchive is enabled globally#

2. Check Group Policy Settings (for Office 365 or Exchange accounts)#

3. Check if the mailbox is connected to an Exchange server#

4. Repair the Microsoft Office#

5. Update/Reinstall your Outlook app#

6. Create an Outlook profile#

7. Add a Registry entry#