harmon.ie for Outlook is grayed out and inaccessible
Issue:
harmon.ie for Outlook add-in is grayed out and inaccessible after updating Office 2016.
Cause:
Microsoft released an update for Office 2016 where Dynamic DPI settings (optimizations for multiple monitor displays) cause the harmon.ie add-in to be incorrectly displayed.
Resolution:
harmon.ie 6.7.2 automatically resolves this issue.
To manually fix this issue:
- In Outlook, click File > Options.
- In the General tab > User Interface options, check the radio button Optimize for compatibility.
- Restart Outlook.
Alternatively, this issue can be fixed via the registry editor:
- Launch the registry editor (regedit.exe).
- Locate the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Options.
- Add a new DWORD Value called RenderForMonitorDpi and set its data to 0.