Last Updated: Feb 12, 2019
ISSUE
When you search in Outlook the following error occurs:
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"Outlook cannot perform the search."
Note: This only occurs if Outlook is on Windows Server 2016 Terminal Server or Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Server.
This issue may occur after installing the following Windows Update:
KB 4467684: November 27, 2018—KB4467684 (OS Build 14393.2639)
STATUS: FIXED
The issue is fixed in the Windows 10 February Public Update KB 4487026.
If you cannot install the update right away you can fix it using this workaround:
As a workaround, you can open your Windows command prompt, type sfc /scannow, press Enter and restart Outlook to alleviate the symptoms.
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