Read receipts in Outlook.com
Applies To
Outlook.com

You can't request a read receipt in Outlook.com, but you can request read receipts forĀ Outlook.com messages sent using Outlook for Windows. To learn how, see Add and request read receipts and delivery notifications.

To choose howĀ Outlook.com responds to read receipt requests:

  1. SelectĀ SettingsĀ  Settings >Ā View all Outlook settings.

  2. Select Mail > Message handling.

  3. Under Read receipts, choose how to respond to requests for read receipts.

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