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We have a problem with a client running Outlook 2013 on Windows 8. &nbsp;When we start Outlook, the account comes up as 'disconnected' in the bottom-right corner. &nbsp;How do we make it go to 'Connected' immediately on startup?
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We have a problem with a client running Outlook 2013 on Windows 8.  When we start Outlook, the account comes up as 'disconnected' in the bottom-right corner.  How do we make it go to 'Connected' immediately on startup?

Outlook 2013 Exchange Active Sync Problem

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.

Outlook

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.