The new Outlook app in Windows 11 offers a fresh look and updated tools to help you manage your emails. Understanding how to control your notifications helps you stay focused and keeps your desktop clean.
Why: You should customize these settings to decide if you want to be alerted every time a new email arrives or if you prefer to work without interruptions.
What: When you finish these steps, you will have total control over whether Outlook shows pop-up alerts on your screen or stays silent.
The app supports many features, including support for 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, alerts for emails and mentions, and more.
How to change your Outlook notifications
You can choose to show notifications on your desktop or hide them completely for more privacy.
- Open the Outlook app from your Start menu.
- Click the Settings gear icon located at the top right of the window.
- In the sidebar, click General, then select Notifications.
- Find the Notifications in Outlook section. Ensure your system settings allow alerts. If you have issues, check your Notification in Outlook settings. Also, ensure Outlook is enabled in your Windows Notification settings, Windows Focus settings are turned off, and Battery Saver is turned off.
- Click the Mail tile. Use the toggle switch to turn notifications On or Off.
- To change how they look, click the down-arrow on the Mail tile.
- Choose your preferred style:
- Desktop: Alerts appear in the corner of your screen.
- None: No alerts will appear.
You can close the settings window when you are finished.
Summary
By following these steps, you can easily toggle Outlook notifications on or off and choose between a visual desktop alert or no alert at all. This allows you to create a workspace that fits your personal needs and privacy preferences.
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