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Pana matheos 40 Reputation points
2026-04-01T01:11:38.8966667+00:00

Hello,

How do I find if an email address is blocked in my account?

I am looking for emails from a company that I used to normally receive weekly.I am not recieving these

emails anymore.

Where do I look to see if this email address is blocked or removed?

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For business
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  1. Darren-Ng 9,275 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-04-01T01:59:57+00:00

    Dear @Pana matheos,

    Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum. Based on your description, you used to receive weekly emails from a company but no longer receive them. You want to know how to check whether that sender’s email address or domain has been blocked or removed from your account.

    Here are some suggestions you can try:

    Check Blocked Senders

    Sign in to Outlook

    Go to Settings in the top right corner beside user icon > Mail

    Select Junk email

    Under Blocked senders and domains, look for: The exact email address or the sender’s domain (for example: @company.com)

    Check the Junk Email folder

    Open your Junk Email folder

    Search for the sender’s address or company name

    Blocked senders are usually delivered to this folder, not deleted, unless a rule deletes them

    Check Inbox Rules

    A rule may be moving or deleting the emails automatically.

    Go to Settings > Mail > Rules (Outlook on the web), or Rules > Manage Rules & Alerts (Desktop Outlook)

    Look for rules that: Delete messages, move messages to another folder, apply to that sender or domain

    If you don’t find anything in your personal settings, your organization’s spam policies may be blocking it at the server level (Exchange Online / Defender). In that case, only an admin can confirm or unblock the sender

    For reference:

    Block or unblock senders in Outlook

    Receiving email from blocked senders in Outlook.com

    I hope information above can help you resolve the issue. Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.


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  2. Q&A Assist
    2026-04-01T01:11:47.86+00:00
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    In new Outlook for Windows, the blocked senders list is managed in the Junk email settings for the account.

    To check whether that company’s email address or domain is blocked in new Outlook for Windows:

    1. In new Outlook, select the account where messages are missing (if more than one account is added).
    2. Select Settings (gear icon).
    3. Go to Mail > Junk email.
    4. Under Blocked senders and Blocked domains, look for the company’s email address or its domain (for example, @company.com).
    5. If found, select the address or domain and choose the option to remove/unblock it, then select Save.

    If the address or domain is not listed there, it is not blocked via this mechanism, and the issue may be due to other causes (such as rules or sending problems on the sender’s side).


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