Outlook 2013: Cannot insert any attachments into calendar events & tasks

Hi,
I encountered a seemingly ridiculous problem:
I cannot insert any attachments into calendar events & tasks in
Outlook 2013 on a Win 8.1 machine. Outlook simply ignores CTRL-V paste actions with files and also all drag&drop actions with files. Does anyone have a solution or similar problems?
Outlook 2013 runs using an exchange server account (Outlook.com / Office 365) on the machine.
Even if there is a logic behind this behavior, Outlook should at least inform the user why it rejects inserting the attachment.
Inserting attachments into e-mails works fine.
All 3rd party add-ins have been disabled, to avoid interference of an add-in.
Christian

Hi,
This is an known issue, you can refer to the article that our MVP Diane Poremsky wrote:
Attachments are hidden in Outlook.com tasks and appointments
http://slipstick.com/outlook/olc-hotmail/attachments-hidden-outlookcom-tasks-contacts-appointments/
My opinion is, since Outlook.com calendar doesn't support attachments, this may be expected when you are using an Outlook.com account.
Feel free to let me know if I misunderstood anything.
Regards,
Melon Chen
TechNet Community Support

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