Last Updated: July 2020.
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Turn off Desktop Alert in Outlook 2013 and 2016. Click the File tab. In the Outlook Options window, click Mail. On the right side, in the Message Arrival section, choose the options that match your preferences.
- Open the Outlook Options menu (File-Options). Click the ‘Mail’ tab. Adjust your notification settings under the ‘Message arrival’ section. You may disable all notifications, or pick and choose from the available settings. ‘Desktop Alert Settings’ allows you to adjust the timing and transparency of the pop-up alert.
- How to enable/disable missed call notifications. Using portal.office365.com, Log in to Office 365. From the App Launcher, Select Mail. Click on the Gear wheel Icon to access options. Search 'Notifications' in the search field. Select Notifications - Voice mail. Toggle the check mark in the field 'Send an email message to my Inbox when I miss a.
Here’s a question we got from a reader:
I use my Outlook calendar to manage my business meetings and appointments, tasks and contacts; but also my personal appointments, as well as reminders to call friends on their birthday. As such i keep constantly getting reminders and notifications from Outlook on overdue appointments, meetings and tasks which is kind of overwhelming. Once i get a reminder, i typically dismiss it one by one, or dismiss them all. I guess my question is how to disable Outlook calendar reminders so i won’t need to get rid of them manually. I am using Outlook 365 on a Windows 10 computer.
Thanks for the nice question. Although you are using Windows, i have added another section that will be helpful for macOS users.
Disabling appointment reminders on Windows
Completely cancel reminders and notifications
Please proceed as following:
- Open Microsoft Outlook.
- From the upper menu bar, hit File.
- Now hit Options.
- Navigate to the Advanced tab.
- In the Reminders section, uncheck the Show reminders box as shown below.
- Hit OK.
Cancel specific meeting notifications
You are able to get rid of reminders for appointments as well as individual or series of meetings. This will work both for meetings scheduled by 3rd parties or yourself.
Kindly proceed as following:
- In Outlook, navigate to your calendar and double check your meeting.
- In the Reminder combo box, select None, as shown in the screenshot below.
- If you would like to modify a recurring meeting, hit the Recurrence button and adjust the reminder value.
- Once done, hit Save and Close.
Turning off calendar reminders in macOS
Outlook for macOS also allows you to suppress reminders for both individual or recurring appointments and meetings, or for all your calendars.
Disable reminders for specific appointments
- Open Outlook for macOS.
- Navigate to your Calendar.
- If your appointment /meeting/recurrence is already set, double click on it.If the meeting doesn’t yet exist, you’ll need to first create it.
- Set your meeting or appointment reminder to None, as indicated below
- Close and save your appointment.
Disable Reminders for all Outlook calendars
If opting out from reminders of specific event doesn’t meet your specific needs, then you can stop all Outlook notifications by proceeding as described below.
- Open Outlook for MAC.
- On the top macOS bar hit Outlook.
- Then hit Turn off reminders.
Additional reader questions
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Look into our tutorial on stopping Microsoft Teams desktop notifications.
Shared calendar notifications
You can turn off notifications from shared calendar using the procedures shown above.
Reminders fire too soon, what to do?
Outlook allows you to set a default reminder timing for your calendar meetings and appointment only.
Please proceed as following:
- In Outlook, hit File
- Then hit Options
- Select Calendar
- Set the default reminder time to any time below the default 15 minutes.
- Hit OK.
In case of further questions, feel free to leave us a comment.
Sometimes we all see that a Windows alert notification appears whenever receives a new mail, Scheduled Meeting Request, assigned task request, etc. in Outlook. This desktop's alert/pop-up window is turn on in Outlook by default, but we can also customize it by manually. Here, in this blog I am going to explain you that how can you modify these settings and enable or disable Outlook's notification pop.
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What desktop alert Displays?
The information that appears on the Desktop alert window can be different. Means, it depends upon the Outlook's item which you receives in your Outlook Inbox Folder.
Email: In this desktop alert box, the data appears Senders name, subject, and first two line of message. Outlook does not show up any kind of notification about encrypted signed message.
Meeting Request: In this case, the data appears Sender name, subject, date & spot of the scheduled meeting.
Task Request: In this type of alert, the data appears Sender name, subject,& date.
Note: If you are getting emails back to back, then in such case Outlook will only show notification once because it does not pop-up a new email notification every time a user get a new email. In such a scenario, MS Outlook will show a single Windows alert message to signify that the user received various items. This just prevents Microsoft Outlook from being cramped with desktop alerts.
Disable desktop alert in Microsoft Outlook 2016, 2013 and 2010
- Open your 'Microsoft Outlook'.
- Click on the 'File' Tab >> Hit on 'Options' button.
- Go to 'Mail' option >> under the section of 'Message arrival' at right pane. Uncheck the option 'Display a Desktop Alert' to disable Desktop alert message.
Note: Instead of this Display Desktop Alert option, there are four more options provided by Microsoft Outlook. You can also enable or disable these notifications while you receiving emails in Outlook Inbox. These options are:
- Play a sound,
- Briefly change the mouse pointer,
- Show an envelope icon in the taskbar.
Disable Desktop Alert in Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007:
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Disable Notification On Outlook Mail
- Open 'MS Outlook'.
- Go to 'Tools' >> hit on 'Options'.
- Go to 'Preferences' Tab >> hit on 'Email Options'.
- Click on 'E-mail Options'.
- After clicking on Emails Options, a new Window will appear. In second section, Uncheck the option 'Display New E-Mail Desktop Alert' and click on 'OK' button.
- Now, you are not able to see any Desktop Alert Pop window.
Note: Alike latest version, you can also enable or disable other options, which are inbuilt in Microsoft Outlook (especially, in older versions) while you receiving emails in Outlook Inbox folder.
Another simpler way to disable the Desktop Alert message: When you receive any mail, desktop alert will appear. Instantly, click down the arrow at right of the pop-up window. After clicking on arrow, a drag down list will open, from there click on 'Disable New Mail Desktop Alert'. Now, next time when you receive any mail this alert box will not be appeared.
Note: You can also do other things such as Open item, Flag Item, Delete the new mail, Mark the mail as Read without opening the Inbox and open Windows Alert Settings.
Enable Desktop Alert Message:
Follow the given below steps to enable Desktop Alert box.
To do so:
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- Open 'MS Outlook' >> Click on 'File' Tab >>'Options' >>'Mail' >>'Message arrival' >> Select the option 'Display a Desktop Alert' and Click on 'OK' button.
Increase the time limit and change the transparency of Desktop Alert
If you don't want to turn off Display Alert Message yet want to change time limit of notification's appearance then do. To so do, you have to hit on 'Desktop Alert' button and make changes in time duration of pop-up appearance. Also, if you want your incoming mails are to be noticeable or hide, then adjust the transparency of mails.
To do so:
- Open 'MS Outlook' >> Click on 'File' Tab >> Go to 'Options' >>'Mail' >>'Message arrival' >> Click on 'Desktop Alert Settings'.
- Under the Duration section, drag slider as you want to set it up.
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- Under the Transparency section, you can set it as your choice.
- To verify your changes, click on Preview Button. After clicking on Preview button, instantly a preview desktop alert message will appear on the screen.
Change the Location of Desktop Alert Message:
- Open 'MS Outlook' >> Click on 'File' Tab >>'Options' >>'Mail' >>'Message arrival' >> Click on 'Desktop Alert Settings' >> Click on 'Preview' button.
- After clicking on Preview button, instantly a sample pop-up box will appear on the screen (As here in shown in the screenshot).
- Now, simple drag the box and drop where you want to be display it. Next time, when you receive any new mail, the desktop alert pop-up box will appear on located destination.
Note: You can also move the pop-up window of Window Alert to the different Location.
Desktop Alert Message does not Display
When Outlook's desktop Alert notifications do not appear, then it is believed that something is wrong with the initial synchronization of an email account or Send/Receive settings.