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
    2013-09-13T07:28:04+00:00

    Hey Microsoft,

    I am too pissed about this feature I have never requested - I use Skype to chat.

    Please copy-paste the code below and remove the stupid chat in my e-mail box:

    IF (disable_chat == true) {

      ShowSomeMessageThatUserCanTurnOnChat();

    } else {

      Add the existing chat code between these lines.

    }

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-13T14:00:50+00:00

    Hi Esteet,

    As what my colleagues said, there is no option to remove the chat feature from your Outlook.com email account.

    You can post your comments and suggestions on our Feedback page. Our product team appreciates feedback from our customer.

    Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-14T19:39:43+00:00

    How many times are we to suggest this feature before you people start listening? It's been posted time and time again. We do not want this feature. I've suggested it on your feedback page. I know others have.

    Stop referring us to post in your suggestion section, it's insulting when it's obvious nobody is listening to the users. Do you really think we are that easy to get rid of?

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-09T15:04:04+00:00

    One of the biggest problems related to the issue of not being capable to disable it, is when we have Skype and outlook parallellng the dialogues. During the conferences at Skype we hear annoying untimely rings from Outlook. I took some time to discover that and now the solution is to sign out from Outlook.

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