What is offlb.exe file ?

The genuine offlb.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Office Program Recovery by Microsoft Corporation.;Offlb.exe” was Microsoft’s “Office Lifeboat” or Office Recovery Program for Office 2007, found in “C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedOffice12”. It was meant to activate if Word, Excel, or Outlook stopped running, to diagnose the problem and try to restore the data file. If it was triggered the Office 2007 app did become frozen even if it was not originally, and “offlb.exe” had to be killed in Task Manager to restore it. It most often affected Outlook 2007 because it depended on an internal timer maintained by the Office 2007 apps with an arbitrary triggering value that could not be configured. Using Exchange Server with Outlook meant network latency could launch the Lifeboat routine. Third-party Outlook add-ons also caused problems, probably by not knowing to update this timer. No Microsoft announcement appears to exist of discontinuing “offlb.exe” after Office 2007 but neither do “offlb.exe” complaints mentioning later versions.;OffLb stands for Off ice L ife b oat;In some case offlb.exe can harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the offlb.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

Follow steps bellow to try fix the problem with offlb.exe

1. Use cleanmgr

To run the command cleanmgr :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box , followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command cleanmgr and press Enter.

2. Use sfc /scannow

To run the command sfc /scannow :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command sfc /scannow and press Enter.

3. uninstalling programs :

To uninstall unnecessary programs :
Open the Start menu (Press Windows key + X) .
Click the first menu item Programs and Features.
Search unnecessary programs in the list of installed programs, .
Click the software you want to uninstall.

4. using msconfig

To run the command msconfig :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command msconfig and press Enter.

5. Automatic Update

To run the command wuauclt /ShowWindowsUpdate:
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command wuauclt /ShowWindowsUpdate and press Enter.

6. Use resmon command

To run the command resmon :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command resmon and press Enter.

7. use DISM.exe

To run the command DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth :
Press Windows key + Q.
Enter cmd in search box, followed by the combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter to run it as Administrator.
Enter the command DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and press Enter.

offlb.exe descriptions

Offlb.exe” was Microsoft’s “Office Lifeboat” or Office Recovery Program for Office 2007, found in “C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedOffice12”. It was meant to activate if Word, Excel, or Outlook stopped running, to diagnose the problem and try to restore the data file. If it was triggered the Office 2007 app did become frozen even if it was not originally, and “offlb.exe” had to be killed in Task Manager to restore it. It most often affected Outlook 2007 because it depended on an internal timer maintained by the Office 2007 apps with an arbitrary triggering value that could not be configured. Using Exchange Server with Outlook meant network latency could launch the Lifeboat routine. Third-party Outlook add-ons also caused problems, probably by not knowing to update this timer. No Microsoft announcement appears to exist of discontinuing “offlb.exe” after Office 2007 but neither do “offlb.exe” complaints mentioning later versions.;OffLb stands for Off ice L ife b oat;The.exe extension on a filename indicates an exe cutable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the offlb.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.