Hovering over a hyperlink in the "new" outlook doesn't display the actual URL. How can this be remedied.

Anonymous
2024-06-22T00:02:14+00:00

A very dangerous behavior in the new outlook is that hoving the mouse pointer over a hyperlink in an email no longer displays the actual URL of the link.

Seeing the true URL is the #1 way people can avoid getting email scammed. Removing this tool is inviting people to get defrauded. This should not be a default behavior and I cannot see how to resolve this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-14T12:54:06+00:00

    I just found this but Microsoft answered September 16, 2024:

    Hovering over a hyperlink in an email may not display embedded URL in a pop-up tooltip in new Outlook

    Outlook on the web New Outlook for Windows

    Last Updated: September 16, 2024

    ISSUE

    When you hover over a hyperlink in an email message, the embedded URL may not be displayed in a pop-up tooltip, while in some other cases it may work as expected.

    STATUS: INVESTIGATING

    The Outlook Team is investigating this issue for a fix. We will update this article when we know more about fix status.

    WORKAROUND

    You may switch back to classic Outlook for Windows (by turning off the ‘New Outlook’ switch near top right-hand corner) or use OWA (Outlook on the web) to access such emails, as it always displays embedded URL in a pop-up at the bottom left-hand corner of browser window (or ‘status bar’ at the bottom of a browser).

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    This issue may occur for a regular URL, like http://www.microsoft.com or a URL embedded within text, like ‘link’ with embedded URL pointing to: http://www.microsoft.com.

    I'll be switching back to legacy Outlook until this is finished, and my company will definitely not roll out this new Outlook until this is fixed. There are far too many attempts to use this technique to spread malware and deceive users.

    Garlon

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-07T14:37:08+00:00

    Even more frustrating is they've been 'investigating' for almost a month now.

    Funny they say to roll back to Old Outlook, but they keep pushing/rolling out New Outlook migration more and more aggressively each month. I got a notification the other week that admin controlled New Outlook roll out is now available. Hilarious priorities...

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-06T01:32:46+00:00

    Until this is fixed someone mentioned click hold and drag on the link shows it url.

    Still not great but grandmas marrying a Nigerian prince next week.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-06T01:21:49+00:00

    UNBELIEVABLE. MICROSOFT GET IT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-30T22:21:06+00:00

    Thank you @Jac_B1 for sharing that. It's disappointing that Microsoft only recognized the issue on 9/16 when it was first reported here on 6/21.

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