Why is my Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) installation failing on the prerequisites screen?

Why is my Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) installation failing on the prerequisites screen?

It’s possible that your system doesn’t meet all system requirements for Salesforce for Outlook. Verify your system meets these requirements, then try installing Salesforce for Outlook again.

Important
Important Full product retirement for Salesforce for Outlook is scheduled on January 30, 2027. See Salesforce for Outlook Retirement. To keep integrating Microsoft Outlook with Salesforce, check out our next-generation products: the Outlook integration and Einstein Activity Capture. See Move from Salesforce for Outlook (Retiring) to the Next-Generation Products.