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How to block emails from specific senders in Outlook

Hello, how are you? Today we will talk a little about Microsoft Outlook. It is well known that its main function is to send and receive emails. In addition, it offers the possibility of storing sent and received messages. This program is part of the Microsoft Office program. On the other hand, it includes interesting tools, such as Safe Mode, live preview, advanced security features, cleaners, among others. Specifically, we will analyze privacy options. In particular, how to filter out certain senders or domains to avoid receiving their mail. This is a very useful function for debugging the email inbox. Well, let’s see how to block emails from specific senders in Outlook.

How to block emails from an individual sender in Microsoft Outlook.

With the evolution of the years, Microsoft Outlook has increased its complexity. However, also its interface has become more friendly for the average user. To stop receiving emails from a specific sender, you must do the following:

  • In the first place, select the sender you want to block. Then right-click on it. Then, scroll down to Junk. Various options regarding the sender are immediately displayed. For example, but the one we are interested in is the first one. It is related to Block Sender.
Blocking emails from a specific sender
Blocking emails from a specific sender
  • From now on, all emails from this sender will be redirected to the Junk folder.

How to add multiple senders to the block list.

Previously we saw how to block emails from a specific sender. This method is very fast, but only allows you to block one sender at a time. Next we will see how to add several senders to the blocking list. With this in mind, it is necessary to enter the options of Junk E-Mail. There are two ways to do this. First, you can right-click on any mail and then Junk>Junk E-Mail Options

Entering the Junk E-Mail options.
Entering the Junk E-Mail options.

Another option is to follow the next path: Home>Junk>Junk E-Mail options:

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Then, click on the Blockers Sender tab. The previously blocked senders are immediately displayed. Now, to add a new element, please click on Add.

List of blocked senders in Microsoft Outlook
List of blocked senders in Microsoft Outlook

A box will then be displayed. Once there, you only have to add an email address or internet domain to block.

Adding an email address or internet domain to block.
Adding an email address or internet domain to block.

Please repeat the process to add a new sender. Ultimately we have seen how to block emails from specific senders in Outlook. This increases privacy when receiving emails. Very well, I hope I have solved your doubts. Before saying goodbye I invite you to see our post about How to increase privacy in Windows 10. Please take a look at our group on Telegram. Bye!

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