Is there any way to disable spam filter completely?

Anonymous
2012-08-10T11:28:23+00:00

Is there any way to disable junk-mail/spam filtering completely in Outlook.com? I'd prefer my Windows client to handle this locally, thus everything I receive to my @outlook.com address should be going into Inbox.

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Anonymous
2013-09-14T11:17:47+00:00

You are correct.  It should be contains.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-29T07:56:12+00:00

    It is not possible to mail a feature request to Julius Cesar_B

    its just a lot of filters and no mail...................................

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-08-25T04:25:42+00:00

    Hi GuerricHaché,

    We understand that you want an option to turn off the junk filter on Outlook.com.

    You can send us your feature request through the link that Julius Cesar_B provided on this thread.

    Feel free to post back if you have other questions.

    Thank you.

    Johan

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-24T02:52:45+00:00

    While this is an okay solution after-the-fact, on a case-by-case basis, emails from new senders are still relegated to junk mail.  This solution doesn't remove the need to regularly trawl through one's Junk folder looking for missed mail.

    Are there any plans to implement an "Off" option for the junk email filter?

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-24T01:05:43+00:00

    Hi Jan Mikael,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community. We understand that you wanted to give access to all of your incoming emails to be sent to Inbox folder rather than checking frequently your Junk folder for legitimate emails.

    As what previous moderators mentioned in this thread, by design, SmartScreen filter, filters email messages coming in your account.

    Is your junk email filter is set to Exclusive level? If yes, all emails that are not added in your contacts and safe senders list be will sent directly to your Junk mail filter.

    If you want to lessen the emails that are coming to your Junk folder, I recommend that you set your junk mail filter to Standard level. All email senders that are added in your contact, safe senders list or emails that you have replied to will be sent directly to your Inbox folder.

    You can also can create an email rule or add the legitimate senders to your safe senders list to avoid emails coming to your Junk folder.

    Let us know if we can help you with anything else.

    Thank you.

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