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Written By Rohan Wiese
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Updated on December 14th, 2023
How to Resolve MS Outlook Time-out Error code 0x8004210a
MS Outlook is the most preferred email client by so many professional and individual users. It has strong security features and advanced synchronization mechanism that ease the intact accessibility of emails stored on a central repository called Exchange Server. But sometimes a time-out error code 0x8004210a occurs while sending or receiving email messages.
Outlook would receive so many queries and problems from everyday users who look for a way to fix their emailing errors that have been halted by some of the other issues. So, in this blog, we will know some manual methods as well as a professional method to resolve MS Outlook time-out error code 0x8004210a. Follow to the end.
Why the MS Outlook Error 0x8004210a Code Occurs?
This error is common in the every Outlook versions such as Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007. This error occurs during the sending or receiving emails after some internal changes, which have been made to Outlook settings. Changes could be automatically after OS updates or by the inattentive user who doesn’t know the proper using process. Main reasons behind the error code 0x8004210a are the incorrect handling of account settings, primarily SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication, port number, and other relevant settings.
Outlook also set the time interval for the send-receive operation, and whenever absolute email with attachments can’t be sent or received within the set time interval, error code 0x8004210a shows.
Manual Methods to fix the Error code 0x8004210a
Try the manual methods to fix the error, and after completing the steps, send a test mail to check if it worked. To do this, follow the steps below:
Method 1: Configure Antivirus and Windows firewall
- Configure Antivirus and Windows firewall, and enable unrestricted access to outlook.exe
- Erase suspicious emails from the mailbox and clean up pending messages which are stuck in the draft.
- In the Windows Run dialog type outlook.exe /safe to open Outlook in the safe mode and check if send-receive works. If it doesn’t, the offender might be a faulty Outlook add-in.
Method 2: Increase the time-out duration of Server
Follow the steps to increase the time-out duration:
- In the Outlook go to File menu >> Account Settings.
- Choose the email account, which is affected and click on ‘Change‘ >> ‘More Settings‘.
- In the ‘Internet Email Settings‘, move to the ‘Advanced‘ tab and increase the server time-out duration according to the need. Click ‘OK‘.
Method 3: Repair Outlook installation
- Go to the Control Panel and select MS Office.
- Click on ‘Repair‘.
Method 4: Create a new Outlook Profile
- Open Control Panel >> Mail >> Show Profiles, select current Outlook profile, and view its ‘Properties’ to know the exact location.
- Now again open the Control Panel >> Mail >> Show Profiles and click on ‘Add‘ to create a new Outlook profile, give it proper details and click on ‘Finish‘.
- To make the profile default that you have created select the ‘Always use this profile‘ setting.
Note: If the above methods are not working, then the reason could be that your PST file is corrupted. Repair your PST file using Microsoft’s default Inbox Repair utility ScanPST.exe
A Professional Method to fix the Error code 0x8004210a
Although the above methods should solve the problem but still if those methods fail to fix the error then try a professional Outlook PST Repair utility by Aryson. This reliable utility repair PST files which are damaged from the POP Server Timeout Error 0x8004210a and check the authenticity of recovered results. It recovers Data or Emails successfully from Corrupt Outlook PST Files and recovers Encrypted Outlook PST file with both ANSI and UNICODE file formats in different modes such as basic, standard, and advanced. It is also compatible with all the major versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. So, use this credible utility to repair PST files.
Conclusion
We have suggested both the manual methods and a professional method to resolve MS Outlook time-out error code 0x8004210a and also clear the error exactly what it is. It’s all up to you which one you choose. For the quick and more efficient approach, try the professional method.
About The Author:
Rohan Wiese is a Technical Writer at Aryson Technologies. He is an expert Email Forensic, Cloud Computing, and a passionate nerd with over 10 years of experience in technical content writing. He writes about Cloud Migration, Database Recovery, Email Backup, Windows, Mac, and Tech.
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