Machine configuration entities where the issue has been reported:
OS: Windows 7,
32-Bit.
IE (Internet
Explorer): IE9, 32-bit.
SharePoint 2013
Office 2013
Site permissions: Site
collection administrator.
Problem description:
Not able to connect
CALENDAR list to Outlook, while doing the specific action i.e. ‘connect to
outlook’ is always disabled.
Error message:
This
control is currently disabled.
Troubleshooting done:
-checked the office
version and its already 32-bit office.
-disabled the
protected mode of IE
-reduced the high
priority of IE to lesser one
-restarted the web
client service
-Cross-checked the IE
version and make sure it should not be 64-bit version.
-checked the
client-integration option by means of web application settings and its already
enabled.
Resolution:
-Open
the site collection on which you are not able to ‘connect to outlook’
-site
actions
-site
settings
-manage
site features
-There
is a feature called "Minimal Download Strategy"
-Deactivate
this feature
Once this feature
will be deactivated then try to ‘connect to outlook’ please check the results
again…
Pretty much sure
that your issue will be resolved.
Happy SharePoint to
all of U...
Importance of this feature i.e. Minimal Download Strategy
Minimal Download
Strategy in SharePoint 2013 improves rendering performance when browsing
content where large parts of the page do not change providing a more fluid
navigation experience.
The Minimal Download Strategy is by default enabled on
Team sites, Community sites and a few others in SharePoint 2013. Once this
feature (and it's also a Feature, notice the capital F, we'll get back to that
later) all pages for that site is rendered "through" the
/_layouts/15/start.aspx page.
If
you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then
please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves
your issues, Thank you.
Product applies to:
SharePoint Server
2013
Reference:
Microsoft Outlook
2013 Tutorial | Connecting SharePoint Calendars To Outlook
