How to Solve Pictures Don't Display in Outlook Messages Problem

Microsoft Outlook restricts images in messages and instead of picture sometimes you can see a red cross mark. There are number of factors due to which pictures don’t display in Outlook emails. Sometimes, you can’t see images in emails because Outlook blocks it for a safety purpose. Some of the other reasons are listed below-

• Enabled encrypted page settings
• Disabling the feature of automatic download of images
• Corruption of PST file

Therefore, when your pictures don’t display in Outlook, try out the following fixes-

Method #1- Disable Encrypted Page Settings

• Navigate to Control Panel -> Internet Options
• Select Advanced tab, scroll down and uncheck Do not save encrypted pages to disk

Now, go back to your Outlook email messages and check whether image is visible or not. If not, try out the second method.

Method #2- Enable Automatic Download of Pictures

You can’t view images in emails, if you have disabled automatic download of images. To enable it, follow the steps given below-

• Open Outlook, then navigate to File->Options->Trust Center
• Click Trust Center Settings button
• Uncheck “Don't download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items" check box

Then, open Outlook message to verify if image is visible or not. If you couldn’t able to see images even after deselect “Don't download pictures automatically in HTML e-mail messages or RSS items", then go to the next method in the list.

Method #3- Repair your Outlook PST file using Remo Repair outlook

If images are not displaying in Outlook emails due to PST file corruption, then you have to fix it with Remo PST Repair tool. After fixing PST file, open your email messages and check whether you can see images or not. It fixes corrupt/damaged PST file and retrieves emails, journals, tasks, contacts, and other Outlook attributes safely from it. The tool recovers emails with all its attributes like To, CC, Subject, attachments etc.

Here are the Steps to Use Remo Repair Outlook to Fix PST File-

Download Remo Repair Outlook software on your system. Then, install the software by following on-screen instructions. Later, launch the software and follow the below procedure to fix pictures doesn’t display in Outlook message issue.

Step 1: You will find 3 options in the main screen. Click on “Open PST File” option, if you know the exact PST file location. Select “Find PST File” option to search for the PST file or press “Select Outlook Profile” option to open the specific PST file if you have multiple Outlook profiles.

Step 2: Select the appropriate scanning method, i.e. Normal Scan and Smart Scan. Then, select the location to save your repaired file, and click on “Repair” button.

Step 3: The tool starts repairing the file and you will get notified once after completion of repair process