How do I permanently disable MSN chat in Outlook?

Anonymous
2013-03-19T04:51:55+00:00

I never wanted to be able to use the MSN chat while checking my emails. I was able to disable it via hotmail but now this option is gone. The only thing it lets me do is turn invisible. It doesn't let me log out of the chat without that also logging me out of my inbox. Please fix this or let me know how I turn the chat feature off without resorting to an ad blocker. Thanks!

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Anonymous
2013-04-09T06:42:02+00:00

Hi CarolineASD,

We apologize for the delayed response to your concern as we are now having a high volume of support request from customers. We appreciate your effort in sharing your thoughts to our feedback page.

Rest assured that Microsoft is reviewing what customer's have posted there to consider the features that should be added in the new Outlook interface for product development. Currently, we don't have an option to turn off automatic log in to Messenger, you can just turn your profile as "Invisible" while checking your emails.

Your patience to this matter is very much appreciated.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-23T07:58:36+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-23T07:45:44+00:00

    Hello I know this is an outdated thread. But I notice the feature is still not implemented. While there are a lot of requests for this.

    I use skype to check my chat. I don't want to receive them double on both Skype and Outlook.com

    And I can't put my outlook.com on invisible because this status is linked by skype.

    Is the team working on this yet?

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-06T01:05:55+00:00

    Same here Caroline!  I hate the fact I can't check my email without getting the irritating MSN page! Also, as I have 2 email accounts, when I log out of one, to check the other ( another terrible feature - with Hotmail I could just switch between the 2 accounts) the dire MSN appears and makes me wait ages before it stabilizes enough for me to 'sign in' to the other account. 

    Is there a way of disabling MSN?

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-02T03:13:57+00:00

    Hi Microsoft,

    Do you have buglist/feature request list.

    Is this request in the list, or any bugtracker allowed for public viewing? It's been 1 year since this posting (and on and off we kept requesting this). We're doubting that this issue was put into concern.

    I normally on my email 24/7 (in browser), and I normally put my skype in offline mode (when I don't want to chat). It's troublesome to need to remember to turn off/on invisible mode (both in hotmail or skype).

    "Your attention to this matter is very much appreciated".

    Thanks,

    Giftofsky Teoh

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