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Microsoft says that in Outlook 2016 you open disabled add-ins from the File tab, under Slow and Disabled COM Add-ins, and in Outlook 2013 under Slow and Disabled Add-ins.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“On the File tab, select Slow and Disabled COM Add-ins in Outlook 2016 or select Slow and Disabled Add-ins in Outlook 2013.”
Add-ins are user re-enabled after being disabled by Office programs, Microsoft Learn, Outlook troubleshooting, 2016, Steps to manually disable an add-in.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's steps for turning off an add-in that was re-enabled with Always enable this add-in. The same article describes the Disabled Add-ins dialog box that Outlook shows on its next launch.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft gives these menu names for Outlook 2013 and 2016. Word's menu may read differently in your version, so check the File tab in Word before you rely on the name.