Outlook: Improved handling of disallowed and failed email reactions Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (26 October 2026)
Status
Launched
Release month
May 2026
Release ring
Current Channel, General Availability, Preview
Products
Outlook
Cloud instances
DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide
Platforms
Desktop
Description
Emails with reactions disallowed will now see the Reactions button grayed out correctly. Additionally, when any attempt to react fails, the local update will no longer remain onscreen and be properly undone.
Change history
Added to the roadmap 23 March 2026. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: May 2026 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.