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I just checked Outlook.office.com and that setting does not exist:
Automatically decline invites when I have a meeting already on the calendar with a status of "busy"
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Marcus Atkinson
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Automatically decline invites when I have a meeting already on the calendar with a status of "Busy"
Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business
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Joan Hua-MSFT 5,300 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2025-03-10T06:20:51.0666667+00:00 Hi @Marcus Atkinson
Just wanted to check if the answer shared below helped. If it helped, then would you please "Accept the answer" as it would be helpful to others in the community as well. Warm thanks！
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Alex Carlock 216 Reputation points2025-03-27T01:48:15.2+00:00 -
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Topher Lyons 0 Reputation points2025-05-21T17:40:43.2933333+00:00 Same here, I can't find the option in my Outlook client or on the web and I very much need it!
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Vasil Michev 119.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-03-05T16:48:12.41+00:00 You can control this via Settings. If using Classic Outlook, go to File > Options > Calendar > scroll down to the Automatic accept or decline section and click the Auto Accept/Decline button. Therein, select the first two checkboxes:
If using the New Outlook or OWA, go to Settings > Calendar > Events and invitations > scroll down to the Invitations from other people section and check the Automatically decline invitations that conflict with existing events.
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Joan Hua-MSFT 5,300 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2025-03-06T01:44:30.0366667+00:00 Hi @Marcus Atkinson
Welcome to our forum!
Agree with Vasil Michev. Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If it is useful, would you mind marking the helpful post as an answer? Which would benefit others who also has similar issues in forum.
Warm thanks!
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