I found many threads in the Microsoft answers community but none of them have worked. This seems to be a common problem for many people that happens for a large number of different reasons. I have methodically and diligently tried every solution suggested.
However, after upgraded to 2013 version, all of them don’t run automatically anymore and I can run them manually by clicking the rules icon and selecting “run rules now” option. You could try the following tips to fix Outlook 2013 Rules not runnning Automatically issues.
Running the rule manually proves that the logic is correct. I have a couple other rules that run just fine.
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The rule is very simple:
I am currently running in 'non-cached' mode. I've removed my old OST files. I've /cleanrules and I have recreated only the one rule that won't work. All of my other rules, which work fine, are gone. Every time I 'run rules now' it works great, as expected. Then the messages pile up in my inbox and I have to manually run the rules again. I've removed my .SRS files and I can see the new ones have been generated.Please help. I need my alert e-mails to be organized in to folders so I can read one category at a time.
ENVIRONMENT:Office Home and Business 2013 Version: 15.0.4971.1002 OutLook connecting via MAPI to the local Exchange server.
Outlook 2016 Rules Will Not Run Automatically
CRITICAL PIECE OF INFORMATION I FORGOT:The rule is for a shared mailbox added to my account. I have 4 inboxen each of which I am attempting to organize in to folders. This is the reason why it wasn't working. You can't make rules for shared mailboxen from OutLook. Silly me. TIL.
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The answer was that you can't make mailbox rules for shared mailboxen using Outlook. The workaround is to use Outlook Web Access (OWA) to make the server-side rule for that mailbox. Thanks to @Appleoddity for the hint that the rule is server-side. That lead me to this answer.
Here is the post that helped me:https://faq.icto.umac.mo/how-do-i-create-mail-rules-on-a-shared-mailbox/
Once logged in to OWA you can switch to any mailbox which the Exchange admin has given you permissions on by clicking your name in the upper right corner. Then you can make your rules by clicking Options, right below, also in the upper right corner.
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How to restore missing Run a script option in Outlook rule?
You may have noticed the run a script option disappears from the Rules wizard after an Office update. That will prevent users from creating Outlook rule with VBA script. This article will introduce a way to restore the missing run a script option in the Outlook rules wizard easily.
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Restore missing Run a script option in Outlook 2016
To restore the missing run a script option in the Outlook rules wizard, please do as follows:
1. Press Win + R keys together to open the Run dialog box, in the dialog box type regedit in the Open box, and click the OK button. See screenshot:
2. In the popping out User Account Control dialog box, please click the Yes button. See screenshot:
3. In the Registry Editor window, please open the Security key with below path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice16.0OutlookSecurity
4. Right click the Security key, and select New > DWORD (32-BIT Value) from the right-clicking menu, and then name the new DWORD as EnableUnsafeClientMailRules. See screenshot:
5. Double click the EnableUnsafeClientMailRules DWORD to open the Edit QWORD Value dialog box. See screenshot:
6. In the Edit QWORD (64-BIT) Value dialog box, type 1 in the Value data box, and click the OK button. See screenshot above.
7. Restart your Microsoft Outlook.
And now you will find out the run a script option in the Step 1: Select action (s) of Rules Wizard.
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- Do You have instructions how to enable this option also for outlook 2010?
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Thank You! It worked for me and as mentioned in one of the comments below, Step 6 was DWORD dialogue box for me.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.This is perfect! Solved my problem!! Had a few software updates the other day and my scripts in my Outlook rules stopped working. Didn't even have the option to create a new rule to run the script. All fixed now! Step 6 was the DWORD dialogue box for me.
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.It seems to block my incoming mail when the rule holds.
- Hi Gideon,
This article just guilds you to restore the “Run a script” option when creating rules in Outlook, it won’t create any rules at all.
What about checking outlook rules you created and disabling them in the Rules and Alerts dialog?
- To post as a guest, your comment is unpublished.Seems to be working even though in step 6 it's the DWORD dialog box that opens up on my end. Thank you very much!
- Worked in that it shows up but will not run the script when called any ideas?
- Don't run the script.