Why does Outlook wait until I return to my computer to look for new mail?

This is the most annoying thing about Outlook - of which there are many.

Outlook doesn't do anything while my computer's screen is locked.

I always lock my screen when I leave my computer unattended. When I come back and check my e-mail, Outlook is just starting to check for new mail and takes FOREVER to download new messages. And let's hope there isn't an attachment because THAT WILL TAKE FOREVER TO DOWNLOAD. I can look at "sync pending for this folder" for 10 minutes!!!!!!!!!

So I sit and wait. And wait. And wait to get a critical e-mail with a critical attachment so I can simply REPLY before someone else muddies the water in a discussion.

I expect Outlook to be fetching my new mail and downloading my attachments IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE I'M AWAY.

Why do you cripple Outlook this way? Is it to delay the inevitable demand on your Outlook servers?????

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