Remove Email Addresses from Outlook's Search Bar

Instructions

  1. Open Outlook
  2. On the Home tab, click New Message/New Email. 
  3. In the To: field, type the first three characters of the cached name to trigger the AutoComplete feature. 
  4. Move your cursor over the name you would like to remove.
  5. Click the button.

Additional Information

Outlook remembers up to 1000 email addresses you've used in the past, even if you have never stored them as Contacts. There are pros and cons to this behavior. 

  • The main benefit is that you can easily retrieve email addresses you have used in the past, just by typing the first few letters of the email address. 
  • A major drawback is that Outlook's AutoComplete entries are static and cannot be updated, which can easily lead to email bounce backs if you are not careful. This means that, despite changing a contact's email address several times, Outlook will always suggest the first email address that was used.

Details

Article ID: 151994
Created
Fri 10/28/22 9:30 AM
Modified
Fri 7/21/23 12:04 PM