Is your Outlook inbox full of spam? You aren’t the only one

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Published onFebruary 21, 2023

published onFebruary 21, 2023

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Are you a Microsoft Outlook user? If you are, then you are probably in the same situation as the rest of the people that rely on this software.

Let’s just say that waking up and opening the Outlook inbox did not go exactly as planned today, as we understand from recentreports.

Rest assured that, if your inbox is absolutely choked with spam messages and emails, you aren’t alone in your struggle.

Before we get into it, you are in the right place if you want to learnhow to open Outlook on startupor fix situations such asOutlook spam filter not working.

Outlook’s spam filter is no longer working

As we said, Microsoft’s Outlook app is not working like it should today, with reports coming in worldwide that the email client’s spam filters are not blocking spam messages as they should.

This is not a zone-isolated problem, since many Outlook users in both Europe and US have also spotted the same thing, with some heading to Twitter tocomplainabout waking up to an inbox full of spam messages.

Keep in mind that most of the messages that are making it into Outlook users’ inboxes are very clearly spam.

Did Outlook wake up today and decide “today’s the day we turn off the spam filters?“pic.twitter.com/8rkQj97shI

As you can imagine, today’s issues are particularly bad, after weeks of the Outlook spam filter progressively deteriorating for many users.

It might help your case if you’re also getting flooded with spam right now, to temporarily disable notifications for any email app on your phone that’s connected to your Outlook personal account.

Note that the Redmond-based tech colossus has not yet offered the public a statement about this embarassing Outlook situation.

We are waiting for Microsoft to comment on the matter and we will inform you as soon as new information becomes available.

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Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

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Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

Is your Outlook inbox full of spam? You aren’t the only one

Outlook’s spam filter is no longer working