How to Enable or Disable Outlook Mail Notification Box

We show you how to enable or disable the email notification box that appears in the Windows Taskbar whenever you receive a new message in Microsoft Outlook.

Note: This post is to enable or disable the notification box. For the sound notification, see our post Turn Mail Notification Sound On/Off in Outlook 2016

Fix 1: Outlook Setting

1. In Outlook, select the “File” menu.
2. Select “Options“.
3. Choose the “Mail” option in the left pane.
4. Scroll down to the “Message arrival” section. Check the “Display a Desktop Alert” box if you want a notification box to appear when you receive an email. Uncheck it if you don’t want a notification box to appear. You can also choose “Show an envelope icon in the taskbar” if you wish.
   

Fix 2 – Windows Notification Settings

1. Right-click a blank area on the taskbar, then select “Taskbar settings“.
   
2. Scroll down to the area that says “Notification area” and choose the “Select which icons appear on the taskbar“.
   
3. Look for “Microsoft Outlook” entry. There may be several, but look for the one that says “Microsoft Outlook – You have new unread e-mail messages.” and toggle it to the “On” position to enable it. Turn it “Off” to disable it.