How to Turn Off Read Receipt Requests in Outlook or Adapt Settings

Turn off Read Receipts in Outlook

Step 1: Open Outlook and click File.

Step 2: Select Options on the bottom left, and then Mail.

Step 3: Scroll down to the Tracking section for any message received that includes a read receipt request.

Step 4: Beneath, click Never send a read receipt.

Step 5: Click Save.

How to Set Up Outlook to Automatically send Read Receipts or ask for Confirmation

Step 1: Open Outlook and click File.

Step 2: Select Options and then Mail.

Step 3: Scroll down to the Tracking section for any message received that includes a read receipt request.

Step 4: Now, choose “Always send a read receipt.” As a result, Outlook will automatically send read receipts to the sender when receiving an email.

If you would like to receive read receipt requests, but do not like Outlook sending the notification automatically once a sender requests a read receipt, you can also select “Ask each time whether to send a read receipt.”

Step 5: Click Save.

 Do you receive read receipt requests often, and what is your opinion about read receipts?

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Aline & the Lookeen team