Gmail IMAP with Outlook 2016/2019 very slow synching subscribed folders fix

After trial and error with all the settings in Outlook, there is a setting/checkbox in Define Send/Receive Groups --> Edit --> Receive mail items.  There are two radio buttons.  One is for Download complete items including attachments for subscribed folders and the other is for Use the custom behavior defined below.  I chose the second setting and then selected ONLY the Inbox.  This way ALL of the subscribed folders don't get synched when the sync happens.  Back on the main Outlook screen, if a folder is clicked, it shows Synching folder xyz at the bottom of the screen and then updates that folder in real time to see any recent additions or deletions in the folder.

On this screen I also unchecked Get folder unread count for subscribed folders since that was recommended in a lot of search results I found.  I don't know how much this impacts the speed.

The default setting when adding a new IMAP email account is for the Download complete items including attachments for subscribed folders to be ON.  For smaller mailboxes or ones without too many folders, maybe this is OK, but as the mailbox grows, it adds considerable time to the sync.

With these settings, when clicking Send/Receive All Folders, the sync happens almost instantaneously.

How to use Office 365 shared calendars outside your organization

1. Open your Outlook calendar, under the list of calendars on the left, select New Calendar.
2. Label the calendar.
3. Right click on the calendar name and select Sharing & Permissions.
4. Add the email address of the external person you want to share with. Since you’re sharing your calendar (the room calendar) with a person outside your organization, you will not be able to give them edit permissions.
5. Select the level of permissions for shared calendar visibility.
   Can view when I'm busy allows others outside your organization to see only event times. If you’re comfortable with sharing more information, Can view titles & locations details will show Free/Busy time, titles, & location. 
6. Repeat these steps for each of your room calendars in Office 365.
   If the person you shared the calendar with uses Office 365, Outlook, or another kind of Exchange app they will receive an invitation and be able to add your calendar to their list. 
7. cross platform permission issues
   These steps on how to use Office 365 shared calendar with external users have a couple limitations for the average organization.
   The above process only works for people also on Exchange or Office 365. Google users can view the calendar via a link emailed from Outlook. However, they will not be able to access your shared calendar invitation without a 3rd party app due to different calendar formats. 

Resolving high disk utilisation in Windows 10

 

Fix Your StorAHCI.sys Driver

According to Microsoft support, Event ID 129, the resets of the disk controller, can be caused by many factors. One of the known ones is that some Advanced Host Controller Interface PCI-Express (AHCI PCIe) models cause these symptoms in Windows 10 when running with the inbox StorAHCI.sys driver.

Due to a firmware bug, the Solid-state drive (SSD) does not properly complete input/output when Message Signalled Interrupt (MSI) mode is enabled. As a result, the Windows storage stack attempts to reset the device after waiting on unresponsive read/write for a period of time.

So, the first solution to fix 100 percent disk usage Windows 10 here is to disable MSI mode via the registry. Follow the guide below:

First Move: Identify if You Are Running the Inbox AHCI Driver (StorAHCI.sys)

Step 1. Press "Win+R" to call out the Run box, then type "devmgmt.msc" and hit Enter.

Step 2. Under "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers", right-click "Standard SATA AHCI Controller" and select "Properties".

Step 3. Navigate to the "Driver" tab and click "Driver Details". If you see "storahci.sys" in the list, you are running the inbox driver.

Second Move: Disable MSI for the Controller in the Registry

Step 1. In the same properties window, navigate to the "Details" tab and select "Device instance path" from the Property drop-down menu. Please pay attention to the Value that starts with PCI\VEN, which will be useful in Step 3.

Step 2. Open the registry editor by typing "regedit" in the same Run box.

Step 3. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\<AHCI Controller>\Device Parameters\Interrupt Management\MessageSignaledInterruptProperties", where <AHCI Controller> refers to the device instance path you noticed in Step 1. Then change the value of the MSISupported key from "1" to "0".

Reboot the machine and see whether this works