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Outlook.com and Modern Authentication Questions

Questions and answers on Microsoft Outlook.com disabling basic authentication and requiring modern authentication. What will work after September 16 2024?

Categorize @Mentioned Messages

A user wanted to know how to create a rule to add a category to messages he was @mentioned on. I'll show you how to use a run a script rule or an ItemAdd macro to set a category on a message you were @mentioned on in classic Outlook.

Classic Outlook missing from new computers

After purchasing a new computer, users discovered the Office installation is missing Outlook.

Removing Suggested Accounts in New Outlook

Until Microsoft adds a straightforward way to delete addresses from the suggested accounts list, you can try the steps below to remove addresses from the Suggested accounts list.

Outlook.com Connected Accounts: Gone

As of July 1 2024, Microsoft removed the connected accounts feature from accounts that were still using it.

Create a rule to delete blank senders in Outlook.com

Create a rule to delete spam with no sender address

How to create a rule that deletes messages with no address in the From field, in either Outlook on the we or Outlook desktop software.

Send Individual Messages when Sending Bulk Email

A very common question on forums and mailing lists is how to send email to many people without exposing all the addresses to all of the recipients. I have a distribution list with many contacts. When I send an email to the entire distribution list, I do not want everyone's email being in the TO:

Save Messages in New Outlook

Learn how to save messages to the hard drive when using new Outlook app or Outlook on the web.

Allow external content from safe senders

Block External Content in New Outlook

How to block external content in the new Outlook that replaces Windows Mail app.

Automatically Open New Outlook when Windows boots

How to enable New Outlook for Windows to run automatically when you boot the computer.

Rules in Outlook on the web and new Outlook

How to Block Foreign Spam

How to block junk email that is in a foreign language, in Outlook for windows or Outlook on the web (and new Outlook for Windows.)

Write the reminder and snooze list to a post form

List snoozed reminders and snooze-times

How to use a VBA macro to list all snoozed times for Appointments, Flagged messages, and Tasks.

reading pane is out of position in contacts

Contact's Display Bug

After updating to Office version 2209 Build 15629.20156, Outlook users discovered a problem in contacts – a contact card displayed in the upper left of the screen and they could not close the contact.

Outlook and Gmail's Less Secure Apps Setting

Gmail accounts stop syncing with Outlook after following Google's recommendations to secure your Gmail account.