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Jan 9, 2023 6:54 PM UTC
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Removing Outlook as Default Calendar

v 5.12.9

 

Running Mac OS. New update to Zoom no longer brings up iCal when scheduling a meeting but defaults to Outlook, which I don't use. Does anyone know how to remove Outlook?

    timvinesAnswer
    Newcomer
    Jan 10, 2023 8:29 PM UTC

    I did find a fix – it's not actually anywhere in the formal Zoom settings. Schedule a meeting, scroll down the pane that appears and towards the end there's a Calendar section. The new update seems to have moved that selection to 'Outlook' for everyone. Setting it back to iCal or whatever fixes the problem.

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    dhruvlAuthor
    Explorer
    Jan 9, 2023 6:57 PM UTC

    Ignore this. I think I found the way to fix it. 

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    Newcomer
    Jan 10, 2023 1:24 AM UTC

    This is driving me crazy too – how did you fix it?

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    timvinesAnswer
    Newcomer
    Jan 10, 2023 8:29 PM UTC

    I did find a fix – it's not actually anywhere in the formal Zoom settings. Schedule a meeting, scroll down the pane that appears and towards the end there's a Calendar section. The new update seems to have moved that selection to 'Outlook' for everyone. Setting it back to iCal or whatever fixes the problem.

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    Newcomer
    Mar 27, 2023 10:16 PM UTC

    Thank you!!! What a quick fix. Wish I saw your post earlier!!

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    Newcomer
    Jan 10, 2023 7:55 PM UTC

    Adding "Ignore this" id not exactly helpful to those of us who are being driven mad by this stupid change from Zoom.. Everything was working brilliantly until whichever idiot at Zoom decided Outlook is a default calendar over Mac OS. 

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    dhruvlAuthor
    Explorer
    Jan 10, 2023 8:36 PM UTC

    Sorry! I thought I was the one to blame and not the new update. As Tim says above, schedule a meeting as before and scroll down to de-select Outlook. Bad form from Zoom not to remember the previous setting. At least 30 min wasted. 

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