Outlook repeat every 2 year option for events is gone

Robert W 20 Reputation points
2026-07-23T12:45:58.85+00:00

upgraded to new outlook.

I frequently make recurring events for every 2 year increments.

when I change to day or week or month the repeat every ## option is there but as soon as I select yearly the repeat every option goes away and I am forced into a single repeat every year event.

going back to old outlook until this is rectified as this is a required option for us.

I have attached images showing where the recurring number of months is present and another where the year option makes the number of years go awayScreenshot 2026-07-23 063935

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Anonymous
2026-07-23T13:28:05.0833333+00:00

Hi @Robert W,

Thank you for bringing this up and for taking the time to share your observations.

From my experience, this appears to be a current limitation or feature gap in New Outlook. When "Yearly" recurrence is selected, New Outlook does not currently expose the "Repeat every X year(s)" option that is available in Classic Outlook.

Therefore, as you mentioned, switching back to Classic Outlook may be the most practical workaround at the moment if this functionality is important to your workflow. This is also the approach I currently take for my flow.

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