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sarahmartin
Nov 24, 2025Copper Contributor
New Outlook Randomly Assigning/Overriding Categories to Calendar Items
I use Categories to color code and organize my calendar. In the New Outlook, the system is randomly assigning categories to some of my calendar items. For example, I have one item that has no catego...
Dec 01, 2025
The first thing to try is disabling the “Suggested categories” or “Category predictions” feature if it appears in your settings. You can also switch temporarily to the Classic Outlook, update your categories there, and let them sync—this often stops the auto-assigning behavior. If the categories keep reappearing even after clearing them, it may be caused by a sync conflict with your mailbox (especially if you use Exchange or Microsoft 365). In that case, removing and re-adding your account in New Outlook or clearing the local Outlook data cache can help.
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