how to disable my messenger auto sign in on Outlook.com

Anonymous
2013-03-13T06:43:41+00:00

I already read and search frm any ...but still can't solve the problems. Help~~~~ I don't want messenger auto sign in,  how  to turn it off..

As previous suggestions, just click for invisible, but it will also invisible at my Skype software too , I just want to sign out on the Outlook.com mail not the Skype software.

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Settings

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2013-03-30T16:35:25+00:00

Hi Everyone,

I apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused you on your end. Please be informed though that the option to sign out of Messenger in Outlook.com is not available. Like what the previous moderators have mentioned, the current option that we have is to set your status as invisible. Also, if you are signed onto Windows Live Messenger, you have the option to Sign out from the web, this would disable your Web messenger in the meantime.

Please let us know if you have additional questions.

Thanks!

Was this answer helpful?

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2013-03-25T02:07:20+00:00

Firstly, please don't swear. This is a family forum.

Secondly, the people on this forum, even MVPs, are not employed by Microsoft. We are just ordinary users like you who freely come on here to help other users. Demanding we "fix it" won't help.

Thirdly, I quite like outlook.com but, like you, I don't like the current messenger issue. It's one of the few hassles I have with outlook.com. Microsoft are not likely to see much of what is posted on these forums as they are only for supporting users, but if you use the link below you can leave feedback.

https://feedback.live.com/?scrx=1

I've used this link to complain about a couple of my dislikes about outlook.com.

Was this answer helpful?

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2013-03-14T21:39:27+00:00

Hi Joe13_13,

I apologize for the frustration that this issue has caused on you.

I can see you wish to turn off Messenger in Outlook.com. Let me see how I can help.

I've simulated my Outlook interface and found out that the steps below turn off Messenger in Outlook.com:

1. Sign in your account.

  1. Go to People or Mail Page.
  2. Click on the human figure symbol and click on Invisible.

If issue persists, please let us know so we can help you further resolve your issue.

Thanks!

Was this answer helpful?

0 comments

68 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-16T05:22:10+00:00

    Nice - excellent in fact.

    However.. after people have been complaining about this FOR A YEAR - it is virtually UNBELIEVABLE that we have to resort to a "fix" to workaround the devious machinations of A ONCE TRUSTED COMPANY

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2013-07-23T19:42:16+00:00

    HOW TO STOP INSTANT MESSAGING AUTOMATIC SIGN IN WHEN VIEWING EMAIL ON OUTLOOK.COM

    1. If you don't have it Already get & Install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus-pop-up-addon/[Adblock Plus](http://adblockplus.org) for your browser/s
    2. My example is with FireFox - (This will work with any browser & any OS supporting Adblock Plus )
    3. Visit Outlook.com with your browser. Follow steps below.

    Select "Open Blockable" Items from the menu (See Pic below) bottom left hand corner in FireFox

    A small window will open across the bottom of your browser :)You are looking for an entry like the ones highlighted

    Either one will do geo.gateway.messenger.live.com (See Pic below)

    Right Click one Select "Block This Item" (See Pic below)

    Select the shorter version of the Address as circled in red. (Then click "Add Filter")

    That's all :) You are done ! No more FORCED messenger sign-ins

    Look, Available & Invisible are Greyed out, hehe

    If you leave this Pop-Out box open you may see it TRY and Reconnect, oh what a shame, it will always fail !

    But rest assured it will NEVER connect :)

    Enjoy :)

    EDIT 14 Oct 2014

    Today I noticed the FORCED messenger feature was working again !!

    Open Ad-Block plus filter preferences..

    Look for:

    ||geo.gateway.messenger.live.com^

    Right click to edit, change to

    ||gateway.messenger.live.com^

    Fixed :)

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments