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Why has my name changed when I type my e-mail address to send an e-mail to myself?

Something weird is showing on my e-mail account. When I start typing my e-mail address to send an e-mail to myself under my e-mail address it says "Reward Recipient" instead of my name. I went into my settings and it shows my name in my…

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asked 2026-08-17T19:04:06.4966667+00:00
Amanda Bhaggu 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-22T17:17:07.1333333+00:00
Amanda Bhaggu 0 Reputation points
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wrong name associated with my email address

My http://Outlook.com/Hotmail email address is incorrectly associated with the name “Catherine Mcbride” in Microsoft’s recipient/person lookup. My Microsoft account profile and Outlook account both correctly show my own name. “Catherine Mcbride” is not…

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asked 2026-08-20T17:36:56.1266667+00:00
Herbie Grewal 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-22T09:40:11.5866667+00:00
Hornblower409 13,020 Reputation points
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How can i get Microsoft to stop blocking emails Isend to a group of people the address is linked to my 365 account

I have created a new outlook.com email address and it is linked to my 365 account, however it keeps blocking emails sent my me to my group of friends. I can send individual emails successfully. I understand that they are trying to stop spam emails but…

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asked 2026-08-22T08:58:42.1366667+00:00
George Prosser 0 Reputation points
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I can't access, view or edit my group contacts

I am trying to edit my contact list and create a new one but when I open the people tab there isn't an option to view all or view groups. I can email to the groups just not edit/create them. I tried logging out and back in again, I clicked the sync…

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asked 2026-08-21T15:13:42.0666667+00:00
Lauri Noda 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-21T16:14:13.3266667+00:00
IGYQ 21,860 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to display contacts with first name first

How to display contacts with first name first instead of last name first

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asked 2026-08-18T18:56:43.38+00:00
84315488 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-21T14:27:47.5266667+00:00
Vikki-T 8,550 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Contact Group Retrieval`

I moved a contact group in order to combine several entries. It is no longer showing any entries. How do I find the missing contacts?

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asked 2026-08-19T17:34:08.71+00:00
Murphy, Denise 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-21T11:09:31.18+00:00
Victor1-V 12,350 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to recover all hacked phone contacts and email functions?

How to recover all hacked phone contacts and also email send and receive functions?

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asked 2026-08-21T02:22:46.67+00:00
Mike Meenen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-21T02:40:28.3066667+00:00
ABDULLAH BANDUKWALA 80 Reputation points
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Generic hyperlink for Outlook Contact Card in Windows 11 Enterprise Version "24H2"

I am referencing Outlook Contact Card as a resource in a Document. Is there a generic hyperlink for Outlook Contact Card in Windows 11 Enterprise Version "24H2" ?

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asked 2026-08-20T00:18:01.35+00:00
Barbra Wagner (Barbra) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-21T01:03:06.7+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia 5,420 Reputation points
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Cant Save new contacts or add or delete from contact groups

When are you going to fix this problem with Outlook as been going on for months and getting worse, All most of us want to do is be able to add or delete contacts when we require and quite annoying as you can not use the Save button at all . We pay our…

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asked 2026-08-07T01:23:28.5766667+00:00
Craig Becker 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-20T02:47:17.1566667+00:00
Hornblower409 13,020 Reputation points
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Cannot edit contact list

I start to enter addresses in a contact list and when I went back to check, none of them had saved. I tried saving 3 addresses and backed out. The 3 addresses saved, but when I went back in to edit, none of my new entries will save.

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asked 2026-08-17T14:21:36.4666667+00:00
Gregg Petersen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-18T23:37:23.7266667+00:00
Chloe-V 11,695 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Contacts don't show in contact list when trying to send an email using my hotmail account

Until a couple of days ago, I would hit "New Mail" and my mail system would open up for me to write and email to someone. When I clicked on To: or Cc or Bcc, my contact list would open with all my contacts listed so I could choose which…

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asked 2026-05-10T20:18:48.9233333+00:00
Stan Eisenberg 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-07T16:56:52.0366667+00:00
Beverly Roche 0 Reputation points
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My Contact lists are corrupted.

Contact lists appear empty when viewed. Members are visible when editing the list. Lists cannot be used when composing emails. Problem occurs on multiple Windows computers. Problem does not occur on phone or tablet. Issue has existed for…

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asked 2026-08-04T18:51:39.8+00:00
Jo-Ann Lowney 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-07T06:52:55.2266667+00:00
Alice-N 13,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hotmail Contact Lists have no members.

I have several contact lists in Hotmail, but when I try to add someone, it says there are no members. What happened?

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asked 2026-08-04T19:57:22.7133333+00:00
Suzi Yahney 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-05T17:55:41.3366667+00:00
Hornblower409 13,020 Reputation points
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Outlook Contact list does not display members

Why does Outlook contact list not display members unless I click on edit.

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asked 2026-08-03T15:18:32.58+00:00
Shirley Gerardy 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-05T00:31:15.93+00:00
Hornblower409 13,020 Reputation points
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Contact synchronization between New Outlook and Google

Contact synchronization between New Outlook and Google is not working. 450 pre-existing Google contacts do not appear and cannot be searched in New Outlook. Adding a new contact in New Outlook does not appear in Google Contacts either. Is this a known…

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asked 2026-08-01T12:26:20.0466667+00:00
Paal Aaserud 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-04T19:38:05.53+00:00
Hornblower409 13,020 Reputation points
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Unable to edit or delete a contact in office online.

I have a contact that is associated with an email address that I am unable to edit or delete in Office online.

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asked 2026-07-31T17:50:33.08+00:00
Bob Christian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-04T13:45:47.1133333+00:00
Victor1-V 12,350 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Missing Contacts

My Outlook Contacts store appears to have lost a subset of contact records. The issue is reproducible across Outlook on the web, Outlook for Windows, iPhone Contacts, and CSV export. The records are absent from Deleted Items and are no longer found by…

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asked 2026-08-01T15:48:19.6+00:00
Kyra Tyler 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-02T13:59:32.91+00:00
Kyra Tyler 0 Reputation points
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My Outlook.com account continues to suggest obsolete recipient addresses from a former employer with my name obviously

My Outlook.com account continues to suggest obsolete recipient addresses from a former employer with my name obviously and other old work addresses. have already: Removed all contacts. Cleared the Auto-Complete list. Tested in Outlook on the web…

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asked 2026-07-30T12:37:14.2466667+00:00
Las 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-02T10:19:33.4666667+00:00
Las 0 Reputation points
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My email will not receive emails from 2 senders properly.

I have 2 senders that their emails always used to come through. Now they do not. They do not go to any other folder as well. I check by blocked sender list. They are not on it. I added them to a safe sender and still no success. With the one company it…

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asked 2026-07-31T02:19:22.58+00:00
commented 2026-07-31T23:58:49.92+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 44,960 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Can't get into help chat

Why can't I get into help chat in outlook? I have a paid account.

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asked 2026-07-29T04:30:23.5933333+00:00
Michael Lewis 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-31T07:15:20.1866667+00:00
Alice-N 13,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator