If you receive a message containing online images, these images might not be secure and could pose a risk to your personal data. Outlook.com helps protect your data by loading external images using an image proxy.
Choose whether to load external images using a proxy
You can choose if Outlook.com should always load external images using an image proxy or if Outlook.com should not use an image proxy to load external images.
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At the top of the page, select
> View all Outlook settings.
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Select General > Privacy and data.
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Choose one of the following:
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Select Always use the Outlook service to load images if you want to view external images in Outlook.com using an image proxy.
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Select Don't use the Outlook service to load images if you don't want Outlook.com to load external images using an image proxy.
Caution: If you choose not to use the Outlookservice to load external images, your personal data might be at risk.
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