Why have you taken away the ability to snooze a reminder, for a calendar event, for weeks ahead?

This work around is not helpful at all. Such a waste of time. Is Microsoft considering a change to these options?

Thank you but this does not help at all. There is no option to type in anything, I just get the option to choose a time that pops up to snooze which is only up to two hours max. Just makes my working life harder.

I am aware of being able to snooze up to 2 hours which is no help. I am spending time constantly clicking snooze.

I will contact the Outlook team as you suggest.

Thanks, Jude

Hi Judith Laxton,

Good day.

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist.

I apologize for any inconvenience you’re experiencing with the limited snooze options in the new Outlook. It’s frustrating when a feature you relied on is no longer available in the same way. Let’s explore some additional options to manage your reminders more effectively:

Custom Snooze Times (New Outlook): While the new Outlook interface doesn’t allow direct manual input for snooze times, you can still achieve custom snooze durations by using the available options. Here’s how:

• When a reminder pops up, choose one of the available snooze times (e.g., 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours).
• After the initial snooze, you can snooze the reminder again once it reappears. Repeat this process until you reach your desired snooze duration. It’s not as convenient as typing in a specific time, but it allows flexibility beyond the predefined options.

Feedback to the Outlook Team: Consider providing feedback directly to the Outlook team regarding the limitation you’re facing. They actively listen to user feedback and may consider adjustments based on user needs. You can use the Outlook UserVoice platform to share your thoughts and suggest modifications.

We encourage you to vote the answer as it might be useful to other users in the community.

I hope this helps let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions .

Best Regards

Community Moderator

Hi Judith Laxton,

Good day.

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist.

I understand how important the snooze feature is for managing reminders in Outlook. While the ability to snooze reminders for weeks ahead directly from the Snooze dropdown menu has been removed, there are still ways to achieve similar functionality. Let me guide you through some options:

1. Custom Snooze Times:
   • Although you can’t add or remove the suggested snooze times that appear in the Reminders dialog, you can manually type in your preferred snooze time. When the reminder pops up, simply type the desired time (e.g., “60 minutes before”) in the snooze field.
   • This way, you can still set reminders well in advance or postpone them as needed.
2. Multiple Reminders:
   • Unfortunately, Outlook doesn’t natively allow setting multiple reminders for the same event (such as having both a day-ahead reminder and a reminder just before the event).
   • However, you can work around this limitation by creating a separate calendar event with the desired lead time. For example:
     • If you want to be reminded a day ahead, create a separate event for that day.
     • Then, set the main event’s reminder for the desired time just before the event.

• It’s a bit more manual, but it achieves the same result.

1. Feedback to Outlook Team:
   • If you’d like to see improvements in Outlook’s reminder features, consider providing feedback directly to the Outlook team.
   • You can use the Outlook UserVoice platform to suggest modifications or enhancements. Visit Outlook UserVoice and share your thoughts there.

I hope this helps let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions .

Best Regards

Community Moderator