Last Updated: April 30, 2026
ISSUE
After updating to Version 2512 (Build 19530.20138), any Quick Steps in classic Outlook that contain actions that can’t be fulfilled become grayed out.
This is known to happen with Quick Steps with Flags and Categories actions such as “Clear flags on message” or “Clear categories”.
For example, a Quick Step that moves a message to a folder and clears categories will be grayed out in messages where there are no categories applied.
STATUS: INVESTIGATING
The Outlook Team is investigating this issue. We will update this topic when we have more information.
WORKAROUND
To work around the issue, you can roll back Microsoft 365 Apps to Version 2511 or use Outlook Web Apps (OWA) or new Outlook.
To revert to the prior Version 2511 (Build 19426.20218):
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Open a Command Prompt in Administrator context.
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Type or paste the command into the Command Prompt window and press Enter: "%programfiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\officec2rclient.exe" /update user updatetoversion=16.0.19426.20218
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To prevent Office updating back to the latest build, you can turn off updates by selecting File > Office Account > Update Options > Disable Updates.
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Put a reminder on your calendar for July 14th to check back on this Known Issue in case it is addressed sooner. This issue has not been triaged yet, so we don’t know the status for this bug yet.
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