Often, the content of Outlook Profile Folder can be corrupted and can lead to the error “Outlook account settings out of date.” You can clean up the profile folder to fix this problem. Delete Outlook account and add it again.Use a local account to login to Outlook.Here, we will go through some simple methods which you can apply to the Outlook and remove such issue. But, if the issue does not resolve using the Fix Account option, then you will have to perform thorough troubleshooting and see the result. After resolving the issue, you can access Outlook and work on it. When you click the Fix Account option, the Windows will start diagnosing and rectifying the issue related to the notification. If you click the notification, then it will provide you two options - Fix Account or Dismiss. But sometimes when you open the Outlook application, it offers a pop-up notification that ‘Your Outlook account settings are out of date.’ You can also see the same messages at the Action Center. Microsoft Outlook automatically synchronizes its data with the connecting server and presents the updated data to its users.