Is there a known issue with MS To Do inside Outlook hanging on links in tasks created from OneNote?

MalomgreWim-0803 15 Reputation points
2024-03-22T09:45:34.48+00:00

When creating an Outlook task in OneNote, the task appears in MS To Do with a link to the OneNote item. Clicking the link in the To Do app takes me to the item in OneNote, but if I do this from inside Outlook (with MS To Do set as the default task manager), the screen goes grey and no further action is possible in the To Do section. The only way to remove the lock is by stopping and restarting Outlook. Is this a known issue? If yes, is there a way to solve it, or does it require a bug fix in the software?

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  1. ChristyZhang-MSFT 24,331 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-03-28T09:35:16.1466667+00:00

    Hi @MalomgreWim-0803 ,

    Thanks for your reply!

    Based on my test, i can reproduce your case. In order to further confirm if the issue is related to Microsoft To Do, i have tried to open the task in Task tab in Outlook and i found it can be opened successfully in Onenote. So i'm afraid that the issue is related to Microsoft To Do. Please kindly understand that the Outlook tag here we mainly focus on general issues about Outlook desktop client. It's suggested that you could post your case in dedicated forum for Microsoft To Do for more professional advice.

    If you want to open Onenote task in Outlook, it's suggested that you could click the apps icon and add task to access your tasks.

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  2. Leigh Maxon 0 Reputation points
    2024-05-17T13:26:24.6033333+00:00

    I have been having the same exact problem and it's a HUGE roadblock to managing my daily tasks !!! Help !!

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  3. Rob S 0 Reputation points
    2024-05-29T12:58:37.1866667+00:00

    Ditto here. This is very inconvenient. Has there been any additional looking into the issue?

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