How to Enable or Disable Outlook Notifications on Windows 11

The new Outlook app for Windows 11 helps you manage your emails and calendar. It features a clean look and simple controls.

The app supports many services, including subscription management, email forwarding, setting default From address, backing up your mailbox, changing the reading pane, opening a new window for a message, language translations, turning text predictions on or off, switch primary account, sharing a calendar, changing language, date, and time format, public a calendar, show week numbers in Outlook calendar, deleting your search history, export your search history, add or remove events from emails to your Calendar, switch to dark mode, link preview, sound alerts for notifications, turn on or off notifications when Outlook is closed, and more.

Why manage notifications?

You might want notifications to know exactly when an important email arrives. You might want to turn them off to stay focused and avoid constant interruptions while you work.

What happens when you are done?

Once you finish these steps, your computer will either alert you with sounds and banners when new mail arrives or stay quiet so you can work without distractions.

How to change your Outlook notification settings

Follow these steps to customize how Outlook alerts you:

1. Open the Outlook app from your Start menu or taskbar.

2. Click the Settings gear icon located at the top right of the menu bar.

3. In the sidebar, click General, then select Notifications.

4. Look for the Notifications in Outlook section. Here, you can choose if you want to hear sounds for your alerts.

Note: This assumes you have “Notification in Outlook” turned on. If your system notifications are off, these settings will not work.

If you have trouble, ensure Outlook notifications are enabled in your Windows Notification settings, that Windows Focus settings are turned off, and that Battery Saver is turned off.

5. Click the Mail tile. Use the toggle switch to turn notifications for new emails on or off.

6. To change settings for mentions specifically, look for the Mentions section inside the Mail tile. Toggle the Show in notifications pane switch to your preferred setting.

You can close the app when you are finished.

Summary

This guide showed you how to control alerts in the new Outlook app. By adjusting these settings, you can choose to stay updated on new messages or silence them to improve your focus. Accessing these options through the Settings menu allows you to tailor your email experience to fit your personal work style.