How do I know when someone answers my question?

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2026-05-28T02:40:10.05+00:00

How do I know when someone answers my question? Do I get an email or what?

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2026-05-28T02:40:24.2866667+00:00

On Microsoft Q&A, notifications about answers are controlled by Q&A email preferences.

To receive an email when someone answers a question:

  1. Sign in and go to the profile settings page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/me/settings.
  2. Scroll to the “Q&A preferences” section.
  3. Ensure “Q&A email notifications” is enabled.
  4. In the “Answers” subsection, enable options such as:
    • “Receive email when an answer is posted on a question you follow”
    • “Receive email when an answer is edited on a question you follow”
    • “Receive email when an answer is accepted on a question you follow”
  5. Save the changes.

A question must be followed (manually or via automatic follow preferences) for these answer notifications to be sent.

If email notifications are not desired at all, disable “Q&A email notifications” in the same “Q&A preferences” section.

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