Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed an issue with Basic Outlook whereby typing would result in excessive CPU utilization and system useful resource hogging. The corporate mentioned that the processor utilization would hit as excessive as 30-50%. The tech large had supplied a workaround for the issue and that concerned switching to the Semi Annual channel.

The corporate earlier at the moment supplied an replace on the difficulty. It says that the Phrase assist staff has devised a repair for the issue and it could be deployed on the Present channel and beta channel quickly. Microsoft writes:

STATUS: FIXED

The Phrase Staff applied a repair which is able to go to the next channels quickly:

• Beta Channel (Model 2505 Construct 18822.15000) – ETA early Might 2025, to verify for construct, go to Replace Historical past for Workplace Beta Channel – Workplace launch notes.
• Present Channel Preview (Model 2505 18827.20000) – ETA mid Might 2025, to verify for construct, go to Replace Historical past for Workplace Present Channel (Preview) – Workplace launch notes.
• Present Channel (Model 2505 18827.20000) – ETA late Might 2025, to verify for construct, go to Replace historical past for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date) – Workplace launch notes.

Sadly, although, the bug now haunts the Semi Annual channel and the way in which to work round the issue is to return to model 2405. Nonetheless it’s not really helpful and will solely be carried out if an pressing workaround is required. It writes:

We discovered that the difficulty now happens in Semi Annual Channel. If you happen to urgently must work across the subject the one choice can be to revert to Model 2405. This isn’t really helpful since there have been safety updates since that model. To make the change do the next:

1. Find the construct of Model 2405 for the respective channel you’re on from Replace historical past for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date) – Workplace launch notes.

2. Open a Command Immediate (Run as Administrator).

3. Sort or previous the command under and put the construct from Step 1 after which press Enter:
   
   “%programfilespercentCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedClickToRunofficec2rclient.exe" /replace consumer updatetoversion=16.0.17628.20144

Alternately you should use the Workplace Deployment Software to change to an earlier model of a channel. For extra data, go to Tips on how to revert to an earlier model of Workplace.

Yow will discover the assist article for the difficulty right here on Microsoft’s official web site.