Staff_Accepting a Shared Calendar Opens the Calendar App Instead of Outlook

 

Instructions created Windows 10

Issue Description
When attempting to add a shared calendar in Outlook, the Calendar app (Microsoft Windows's built-in mail and calendar app) opens and asks which calendar to add the events to or, asks for you to log in. To resolve, you need to set the default application for handling ".ics" files back to Outlook. Please use the following steps to resolve.

1. In the Type here to search box type Default apps and then select Default apps from the menu options.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Set defaults by app.

3. Scroll down to Outlook, click on it, then click on Manage.

4. If your .ics files are opening with something other than Outlook, click on that app

5. Choose Outlook from the list of options.

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