Outlook "lock" on .msg files

I am trying to confirm what I believe to already be true, if someone can confirm with documentation on this issue:
Users are saving Emails as ".msg", if the email/file is opened Outlook "locks" the file. If the email is closed and re-opened moments later (either by the same user or another on a shared drive) without closing Outlook and the OUTLOOK.exe process ending the user receives error:
"Microsoft Office Outlook"
Can't open file: "file location"... The file may not exist, you may not have permission to open it, or it may be open in another program. Right-click the folder that contains the file, and then click Properties to check your permissions for the folder.
This is obviously not a permissions issue and I have confirmed that is Outlook is "locking" the file by using procmon but I can't convince management that there is "no fix" for this. So here I am asking for anyone to either tell me there is a fix or tell me to find a new profession.
Thanks in advance!
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Possible cause: 3rd party Add-ins, not just “Google Desktop Search”
Resolution: Disable all outlook Add-ins and com Add-ins. If the issue still persists, please check the registry key below; make sure there’s no 3rd party Add-in in it
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Extensions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Addins
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Extensions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Addins
Sorry this did not really help with the issue, however, I think it is related to something else.Ad
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