Update address book in Microsoft Outlook

This will explain how-to update the global address book (cached) in Microsoft Outlook. The following screenshot is from Windows 11.

Prior to following this guide please make sure that:

• Microsoft Outlook is installed
• You are running Windows as a operating system
• Have an (Microsoft Exchange) account configured in Microsoft Outlook

To update the address book, follow these steps:

1. Click on "Start" (Windows icon) on the desktop.

   

2. Open "Outlook".

   

3. In Outlook now click on the "Send / Receive" tab, "Send/Receive Groups" button and click on "Download Address Book".

   

4. Now uncheck "Download changes since last Send/Receive" to force an update and then click "OK".

   

5. It's now downloading the Offline Address Book from the Exchange servers, it may take a while.

   

Source:

https://github.com/System-Admins/Documentation/blob/main/knowledge-base/microsoft/windows/outlook/update-address-book