Notification Overkill - Outlook Constant Toast Notifications for Drafts and Sent Emails

Ruge, Steve 0 Reputation points
2026-07-01T13:53:31.4166667+00:00

Microsoft is really bungling up the launch of the new Outlook.

Today I am getting random toast notifications for sent email and drafts in addition to received email. It does not matter what version I use - Web, New Desktop Client, or Old Desktop Client. This is on top of the bug that is saving blank Drafts.

This is maddening.

The instant I hit New Email before I can even begin to type, I am getting the toast notification and all it shows in the notification is my email footer, double spaced.

I have tried to do the repair as suggested in similar threads. It does not work. Similarly, this is my work machine so I cannot just delete and reinstall. It is odd that it occurs on both desktop and web clients.

Outlook | Web | Outlook on the web for business | Email

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  1. Henry-N 15,065 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-07-01T14:30:33.1+00:00

    Hi @Ruge, Steve, 

    Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum. 

    Based on your description, the behavior you are experiencing toast notifications appearing for sent emails and drafts, notifications being triggered immediately when creating a new message, blank draft creation, and the issue occurring across Outlook on the web, the new Outlook, and classic Outlook is not expected behavior. 

    Since the issue appears across multiple Outlook clients and persists after attempting the suggested repair steps, this may indicate a product-related issue rather than a local configuration problem. 

    As forum moderators, I do not have access to the Outlook engineering team's internal investigation tools, nor can I determine whether this is a known issue affecting other users. For this reason, I recommend submitting feedback directly to the Outlook product team through the Microsoft Feedback Portal so they can review the behavior and investigate further. 

    How to submit feedback: 

    1. Visit the Microsoft Feedback Portal. 
    2. Navigate to Outlook · Community . 
    3. Select Send feedback. 
    4. Include details such as:  
      • The Outlook version(s) affected (Web, New Outlook, Classic Outlook). 
      • When the issue started occurring. 
      • Screenshots of the unexpected notifications, if possible. 
      • The fact that the issue occurs across multiple Outlook clients and after attempting repair steps. 

    The more detailed information provided, the easier it will be for the product team to investigate and identify whether this is a broader service issue or a bug that requires a fix. 

    If you submit feedback, feel free to share the feedback link here. Other community members experiencing the same behavior may be able to upvote it, which can help increase visibility with the product team. 

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I understand how disruptive and frustrating these unexpected notifications can be during normal email use. 

    If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".                 

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