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No reminders in the new Outlook app
Hi to all,
I just switched to the new Outlook which is very similar to the online version. But, after I switched, I stopped receiving reminders for meetings, even though they are on.
The same thing is happening to my other two colleagues that have tried the new Outlook. The moment we returned to the "old" Outlook, everything worked fine.
ps. The Grammarly add-on for Outlook is not working anymore and I just hope that will be fixed as well.
I have found a way to turn these on, but I still can't find a way to set up timed flag reminders like I've used forever in the previous version.
Go to Settings at the top bar, then General. Under Notifications, you can click the arrow next to the different sections. For me, Calendar was toggled 'On', however, when I clicked the arrow, the notification style of 'None' was selected. Change this to Reminder or Desktop. Not the same, but at least it works for calendar reminders.
AshHoweBU That's ok but the New Outlook is missing so MANY crucial (for my company) functionalities that we decided not to move to the new Outlook app until it is forced.
We are already struggling with the new Teams (it is forced for some users) and it is a complete disaster. They can't join meetings, the app freezes when joining or sharing screen, etc. Our Microsoft partner couldn't solve it and says there is no fix for whoever is affected.
So, in general, we are moments away from moving away from M365. e.g. if they would force new Outlook now we would immediately move to other solutions.
- this work perfect, thank you
Thanks for this info. I was having the same issue but the notifications were set to Desktop. However the box at the top of your screen shot mentioned disabling Windows Focus settings. This appears to have been the fix in my case. Wouldn't have found without your screen shot.
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I am an independent advisor answering Outlook questions.
Meeting Reminders: This sounds like a bug. Please report it to Microsoft. Thanks for being an early adopter.
Grammarly: I use Grammarly as well. (I don't leave home without it.
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Hi Teresa,
Thank you for your reply. I reported the problem when Diagnose told me one disturbing thing. To ensure that my Windows notification is enabled as well. IDK why would Windows notifications have anything to do with the Outlook app but In my company, Windows notifications are off. We just use in-App notifications so this new version of Outlook is a no-go for my company.
Also thank you for your screenshots a lot! It helped me realize that you are using Grammarly for Windows which does work. I just had a better experience with the Grammarly add-on for MS Office as it gives me a full side panel and a better overview. And that add-on is not working anymore on the new Outlook version.
I just hope that they plan to at least return all the functionalities that current Outlook has, as this new version is no advancement - it's a strip-down. Even our old signatures are now deformed in the new version...it's a real disaster...hopefully for now.
- I found this thread when searching online about this same issue. After reading this post, I went to check my Windows Notification settings. It's turned on globally and for Outlook specifically, but I still don't get meeting reminders. I do see notifications of new emails and meeting invites. I'm not sure, but I think I also don't see To Do reminders when I set them. I'm trying to stick with the 'New' UI, but am struggling in a few areas, including this one.
This is still an issue. I have notifications on and the Outlook (new) is on as well. I never receive any reminder notifications.
The 365 is now looking like something you would order from AliExpress.
We've already started testing G Suite and other apps to replace 365 - since they forced the new Teams app. For now only in the BD team but it works great so it might happen that we completely move away from M365. Next to Outlook, Teams is making us crazy, and so are OneDrive/SP sync issues.
Interestingly, our Microsoft partner is so angry with Microsoft that they already helped a few of their customers to migrate to other environments.
It is absolutely CRAZY that Microsoft allowed itself to become so unreliable and nonetheless for its business solution.
- I'm having the same issue.
