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Outlook Desktop Notifications Not Working, But Enabled in Outlook and System Settings
User is on Windows 10 Enterprise. In Outlook > File > Options > Mail > Message Arrival, notifications and banners are turned on. In System Settings > Notifications, notifs are on, Outlook is...
I ran into a similar issue before where Outlook notifications were enabled everywhere but desktop alerts still wouldn’t appear. In my case, it turned out to be a conflict with Focus Assist and an Outlook profile issue. After disabling Focus Assist and repairing the Outlook profile, notifications started working normally again. Sometimes add-ins or background sync delays can also cause this behavior.