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A Rollup Update has been released for Outlook 2010 and can be downloaded and installed manually, but is also being offered via Microsoft Update.

Update KB2553248 for Outlook 2010
This is a non-security update and has been described as “contains the latest stability and performance improvements”.

This rollup updates contains fixes which were released in various hotfixes since November 2011.

• KB2597061 released in December (1 fix)
• KB2597011 released in December (22 fixes)
• KB2597137 released in February (20 fixes)

It also contains 2 new fixes which were not included in any of the hotfixes listed above.

View: Download information for KB2553248

If you have Microsoft Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Microsoft Update or has already been updated automatically for you.

Two updates have been released for the Outlook Social Connector (People Pane).

• KB2553406 – A general rollup update with “stability and performance” improvements
• KB2553267 – An update specifically for the SharePoint Provider

Sadly, both updates didn’t come with a more detailed change log.

If you have Microsoft Update configured to also update other Microsoft applications, then this update will also also be offered via Microsoft Update or has already been updated automatically for you.

Hotfix KB2597964 for Outlook 2007
This hotfix contains 8 fixes for specific issues. Most notable fixes are;

• Assume that you create a meeting request in Outlook 2007, you add an external recipient in the “To” field, and then you switch to the Schedule Assistant. In this situation, Outlook 2007 stops responding.
• Outlook 2007 stops responding when you download a large email message from an IMAP server, when you switch between folders, and when you switch between email messages that are marked as read in the Inbox folder.
• You cannot open a hyperlink in an email message when the hyperlink address contains “file://” and the number sign (#) in Outlook 2007.

View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2597964

Obtaining the hotfix
This is a Hotfix and not a regular update. You can request it via the KB article page.

Hotfix KB2597137 for Outlook 2010
This hotfix contains 20 fixes for specific issues. Most notable fixes are;

• After you create a folder for a shared mailbox in Outlook 2010, the folder is not displayed until Outlook 2010 is restarted.
• When you use an email account that contains a period (.) in the alias, and you have the “Always prompt for logon credentials” option enabled in Outlook 2010, the Windows Security dialog box does not display the domain information.
• An email message body contains text that is added from previously opened email messages when you access a mailbox by using an IMAP4 client in Outlook 2010

View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2597137

Obtaining the hotfix
This is a Hotfix and not a regular update. You can request it via the KB article page.