How to Fix “New Outlook Reminders Not Popping Up” Issue

Does your new Windows 11 Microsoft Outlook lack reminders that don’t show up for calendar events? In this story I’ll go over three fixes you can try to get reminders to show up again!

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This story will cover three possible fixes:

1. Enable Outlook notifications in Windows Settings
2. Turn on Calendar Event Reminders in Outlook Settings
3. Turn off Calendar Event Reminders in Outlook settings, Restart Outlook, turn on Turn on Calendar Event Reminders and restart Outlook again.

1: Enable Outlook notifications in Windows

To begin fix #1, go to Windows Settings > Notifications. In the notification settings, make sure Outlook (new) notifications are on. Then, go to Set priority notifications > Apps > Add apps and select Outlook (new).

2: Turn on Calendar Event Reminders in Outlook Settings

To begin fix #2, go to Outlook settings > General > Notifications. In the notification settings, make sure calendar notifications are on, and in the dropdown, make sure the notification style selected is Reminder.

Screenshot of Outlook Settings

3: Turn off and on Calendar Event Reminders and restart Outlook

To begin fix #3, go to Outlook settings > General > Notifications and turn off calendar notifications. Restart Outlook. Then go to Outlook settings > General > Notifications and turn on calendar notifications. Restart Outlook. After doing this, you should have reminders showing up again for calendar events.

If you did these, it worked but it stopped working again, sometimes you need to restart Outlook!

Feel free to leave a response if you run into any issues or something is unclear. Happy Emailing and God Bless!