Outlook groups email alerts to reduce inbox interruption noise
Reviewed by Helen Jones
Microsoft is rolling out grouped email notifications for new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. Multiple emails that arrive within a few seconds will appear as one alert, with production rollout starting in late June 2026 and expected to finish by late July 2026. Users can manage the setting under Outlook notification preferences.
Before this change, a short burst of email could create a short burst of separate notifications. For people who already start the day scanning Outlook, Teams, calendar reminders, and task lists, every extra alert makes the inbox feel more urgent than it really is. The useful part is not that Outlook gets a shinier notification model. It is that users get one more way to reduce interruption without turning email alerts off completely. The catch is that clicking the grouped alert opens the latest email, so a good triage habit still matters if several messages arrived together.
Analysis
When the setting appears, check whether grouped email notifications make your inbox calmer or hide messages you need to spot quickly. In Outlook, look under Settings > General > Notifications > Email > Group notifications.
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