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
    2013-09-01T10:44:07+00:00

    The only difference is

    login to outlook.com

    click on the Cog icon

    More mail settings

    .........

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-01T07:08:29+00:00

    Hello!

    Ron Sommer's post is for Hotmail.

    What is the workaround for Outlook.com?

    I do not want to "lessen".  I want to turn off all Outlook.com junk mail filtering.

    Anyone?

    Thanks

    Rick

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-29T14:23:50+00:00

    Hi,

    I understand that you want to disable the junk filter settings on your account.

    Please be informed that there is no way you can disable your junk filter settings. As a workaround you can set your junk mail filter as standard as what Judith C. has stated to lessen the emails going to your junk folder.

    Should there be any other question or concern regarding the issue, please don't hesitate to post back on this thread.

    Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-29T07:59:30+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.

    Hi Judith_C

    I have spend hours on all the features - I know them in and out. 

    My Question is how to switch off the spam filter.

    My customer does not know who is mailing him, well how is it

    then possible to add them to a safe sender? Now I have to login

    on 7 accounts e very morning and release mails on there account 

    just because I dont want them to put get very angry with me again.

    Thanks

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