Is your Outlook inbox full of spam? You aren't the only one
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Key notes
- There seems to be a problem with Microsoft's Outlook application today.
- Users are reporting their inboxes absolutely choked with spam messages.
- Apparently, the spam filter is not working for Outlook in Europe and US.
Are you a Microsoft Outlook user? If you are, then you are probably in the same situation as the rest of the people that rely on this software.
Let’s just say that waking up and opening the Outlook inbox did not go exactly as planned today, as we understand from recent reports.
Rest assured that, if your inbox is absolutely choked with spam messages and emails, you aren’t alone in your struggle.
Before we get into it, you are in the right place if you want to learn how to open Outlook on startup or fix situations such as Outlook spam filter not working.
Outlook’s spam filter is no longer working
As we said, Microsoft’s Outlook app is not working like it should today, with reports coming in worldwide that the email client’s spam filters are not blocking spam messages as they should.
This is not a zone-isolated problem, since many Outlook users in both Europe and US have also spotted the same thing, with some heading to Twitter to complain about waking up to an inbox full of spam messages.
Keep in mind that most of the messages that are making it into Outlook users’ inboxes are very clearly spam.
As you can imagine, today’s issues are particularly bad, after weeks of the Outlook spam filter progressively deteriorating for many users.
It might help your case if you’re also getting flooded with spam right now, to temporarily disable notifications for any email app on your phone that’s connected to your Outlook personal account.
Note that the Redmond-based tech colossus has not yet offered the public a statement about this embarassing Outlook situation.
We are waiting for Microsoft to comment on the matter and we will inform you as soon as new information becomes available.
