#Requires -Version 5.1
<#
    JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script

    Fault : "Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window"
    Fix   : Reset the navigation pane
    Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-office-outlook-wont-start

    Run as     : Run dialog, as the affected user
    Expect     : 10 minutes
    Risk       : low
    Reversible : yes

    WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX
    Always try this first. It takes a minute and it is the cause most of the
    time.

    HOW TO UNDO IT
    Neither switch can be undone, but neither touches mail. What is lost is
    cosmetic: /resetnavpane clears Favourites and any shortcuts in the
    navigation pane, and /cleanviews returns custom folder views to their
    defaults. Warn the user about Favourites before you run it -- for
    someone who works from a curated favourites list, rebuilding it is the
    only real cost of this fix.

    This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each
    one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints
    those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing.
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param(
    # Print every step and command without running anything.
    [switch]$DryRun,
    # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this.
    [switch]$Unattended
)

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$script:Failed = 0

function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text)
    Write-Host ''
    Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray
    if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan }
}

function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray")
    if (-not $Text) { return }
    $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = "  "
    foreach ($w in $words) {
        if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = "  " }
        $line += "$w "
    }
    if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour }
}

function Invoke-Step {
    param(
        [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why,
        [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell"
    )
    Write-Rule "  Step $Number of 4"
    Show-Prose $Do "White"
    if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" }

    if ($Manual) {
        Write-Host ''
        Write-Host '  -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow
        if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) }
        return
    }

    Write-Host ''
    foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) {
        Write-Host ("    " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green
    }
    Write-Host ''

    if ($DryRun) { Write-Host "  (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return }
    if (-not $Unattended) {
        $a = Read-Host "  Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit"
        if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host "  Stopped at your request."; exit 0 }
        if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host "  Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return }
    }
    try { & $Command }
    catch {
        $script:Failed++
        Write-Host ("  Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red
        Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red"
        if (-not $Unattended) {
            $c = Read-Host "  Carry on anyway? [y/N]"
            if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 }
        }
    }
}

Write-Rule
Write-Host '  "Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window"' -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host '  Reset the navigation pane' -ForegroundColor Cyan
Write-Host ''
Write-Host '  Risk: low   Reversible   10 minutes'
Write-Rule

if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) {
    $go = Read-Host '  Ready? [y/N]'
    if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host "  Nothing was changed."; exit 0 }
}

Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Close Outlook completely, including any process left running.' -Command {
    Get-Process OUTLOOK -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force
}

Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Look at the navigation pane file before deleting it, so you know whether it is the problem.' -Why 'A zero-length or truncated profilename.xml is the signature of this fault. If the file is a sensible size and dated before the problem started, the navigation pane is probably not the cause and you should move on rather than deleting it.' -Command {
    Get-ChildItem "$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Outlook" -Filter '*.xml' | Select-Object Name, Length, LastWriteTime
}

Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Start Outlook with the reset switch.' -Command {
    cmd.exe /c 'outlook.exe /resetnavpane'
}

Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If that does not help, reset the views as well -- a damaged view definition produces the same dialog.' -Command {
    cmd.exe /c 'outlook.exe /cleanviews'
}

Write-Rule "  Confirm it worked"
Show-Prose 'Outlook opens to the inbox and the folder list is present.' 'White'

Write-Rule
if ($script:Failed -gt 0) {
    Write-Host ("  Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow
    Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-office-outlook-wont-start' 'Yellow'
} else {
    Write-Host '  Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green
}
Write-Host ''
Show-Prose 'To undo: Neither switch can be undone, but neither touches mail. What is lost is cosmetic: /resetnavpane clears Favourites and any shortcuts in the navigation pane, and /cleanviews returns custom folder views to their defaults. Warn the user about Favourites before you run it -- for someone who works from a curated favourites list, rebuilding it is the only real cost of this fix.' 'DarkGray'
Write-Rule