Turn new message alert pop-up on or off in Outlook (New Outlook)

Applies To: Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016 Office for business Microsoft Office New Outlook for Windows.

A Desktop Alert is a notification that appears on your desktop when you receive a new email message, a meeting request, or a task request. By default, Desktop Alerts are turned on.

The information displayed in a Desktop Alert varies depending on the item that you receive in your Inbox.

• Email message   
  Displays the name of the sender, the subject, and the first two lines of the message. A Desktop Alert doesn't display the contents of an encrypted or digitally signed message. To view the message, you must open it.

• Meeting request   
  Displays the sender, subject, date, time, and location of the meeting.

• Task request   
  Displays the sender, subject, and start date of the assigned task.

Turn alerts on or off for new Outlook

1. Open new Outlook

2. Under View, select ​​​​​​​View Settings.

3. Select General, then Notifications.

4. Under Notify me about, turn the toggle on or off for Mail, Calendar, or Documents.