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How to disable junk mail filter in Outlook?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2024-09-24

Occasionally received emails are recognized as spams and moved into the E-mail junk folder in Microsoft Outlook, therefore you miss them without reading, even if these emails messages are from your important colleagues, friends or clients. Actually you can turn off the junk E-mail filter, and let received email messages appear in the Inbox folder regularly. We provide you with an easy tutorial about how to disable junk E-mail filter in Microsoft Outlook.

Disable the junk E-mail option in Outlook 2010/2013

Disable the junk E-mail option in Outlook 2007

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Disable the junk E-mail option in Outlook 2010/2013

The Junk button stays on the Ribbon in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013, so you can disable the junk E-mail filter easily as follow:

Step 1: Click the Junk > Junk E-mail Options in the Delete group on the Home tab.

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Step 2: In the Junk E-mail Options dialog box, check the No Automatic Filtering. Mail from blocked senders is still moved to the Junk E-mail folder. option.

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By now all email messages will receive regularly. However, those suspected spams are still moved to the Junk E-mail folder automatically, but not the Inbox folder.

Please note that the following steps are optional, which will make all email messages received in your Inbox folder, requiring you to delete the blocked senders list.

Step 3: Click the Blocked Senders tab.

Step 4: Select all email addresses in the email list box, and click the Remove button.

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Step 5: Click OK button.

Now it won’t prevent any email messages sending to you, and all received email messages will be listed in the Inbox folder automatically.


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Disable the junk E-mail option in Outlook 2007

The following steps will guide you to disable the junk E-mail filter in Microsoft Outlook 2007.

Step 1: Click the Tools > Options.

Step 2: In the Options dialog box, click the Junk E-mail button on the Preferences tab.

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Then the Junk E-mail Option dialog box opens, and you can follow the same steps we described in Outlook 2010 to disable the junk E-mail filter feature.


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As you know, it is classic menu in Outlook 2007, while ribbon in Outlook 2010/2013. Different steps may puzzle you. Actually our Kutools for Outlook supports the Junk Email Filter feature, and help you turn on or off the Junk Email Filter with only one click in Outlook 2010 and 2013:

Click the Junk Email Filer > Enable Junk Email Filter on the Kutools tab.

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