Outlook disconnected from server; How to reconnect?

If when you log into your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer, and you fire up Outlook but you notice the email client is disconnected from the server, consequently preventing you from sending or receiving emails – this tutorial is intended to help you with solutions to this issue so you can successfully reconnect Microsoft Outlook to the Exchange or mail server.

Here are a few fixes and solutions:

1] Run Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant Tool

2] Disable or Disconnect from VPN or Proxy (if applicable)

3] Disable IPv6 (if applicable)

4] General fix for Outlook not connecting to Server