No Outlook option = USELESS

[matupitu]

Love your MPE for 5 or 6 years and use it on several computers so am familiar with it.
A recent motherboard replacement has meant an updated version of Office was installed on my laptop. Using MPE 1.8.12 on the laptop.
In File-> Settings-> Sync, MPE gives me no option to sync with Outlook 2016 - it is just not listed in the drop down menu. (works fine on my desktop).

I am guessing it can't find the .ost file. You are probably aware MS has decided to make things tricky. A summary of what I know.

Ost. File for Outlook used to be here:
System (C)\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

Now on recent laptop running latest Windows update it is here
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Office.Desktop_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\Microsoft\Outlook_AppX

In Outlook it looks like it is here. C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook_AppX\name@email.com.ost Pointers used to the real location – not something I understand.

This article explains a lot. https://www.slipstick.com/outlook/outlook-store-app/

Wondering if I can do a work around or will it require an MPE update?
Have other users experienced this issue - I couldn't find any reference to this problem

[matupitu]

After researching and reading several posts it seems MPE syncs directly with Outlook.
Currently MPE works fine on my desktop. It USED TO work on my laptop but since an upgrade there is no OUTLOOK option.
Settings -> Sync:
Contacts drop-down lists 4 options - should be 5
Only MPE, Windows contacts, v-card file, internal sync data-base - Outlook 16 = missing.

Events and tasks drop-down lists 3 options - should be 4
Only MPE, i-cal file, internal sync data-base - Outlook 16 = missing.

Notes drop-down lists 3 options - should be 4
Only MPE, v-note file, internal sync data-base - Outlook 16 = missing.

This means that it is effectively non-functioning as syncing with Outlook is the reason I loved MPE

ANY HELP APPRECIATED!