Outlook 365 and Reminders

Greg Leversha 1 Reputation point
2023-01-04T04:30:45.723+00:00

I have Outlook 365 (v2211 build 15831.20208 Click-to-Run) and it seems to be setting a default reminder of 15 minutes every time I set an appointment.
I have turned off reminders yet every time I save an appointment it sets a reminder.
If I change the reminder to 0 minutes and save the setting, Outlook changes it back to 15 minutes before saving.
How do I turn this off permanently, or at least so it obeys the fact I have the default reminder unticked?

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  1. T. Kujala 8,706 Reputation points
    2023-01-04T04:49:34.707+00:00

    Hi @Greg Leversha ,

    Have you verified that this is not managed by Group Policy?

    If the option to display reminders is being managed by Group Policy, the registry key path is slightly different.

    Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Policies\microsoft\office\<x.0>\Outlook\Options\Reminders

  2. Faery Fu-MSFT 17,021 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-01-05T01:44:20.89+00:00

    Hi @Greg Leversha ,

    To turn off the remainders, open Outlook, File > Options > Calendar, in the calendar option section, uncheck the option “default calendar” or set it to “0” and check.
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    Also turn of the option "show remainder.” To do that open Outlook, File > Options > Advanced, in the reminder section, unable the option “show reminder.” And click ok.
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    You may also refer to the following article and check if it helps.

    Set or remove reminders

    Hope this information helps you.

  3. Faery Fu-MSFT 17,021 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-01-10T08:04:34.187+00:00

    Hi @Greg Leversha ,

    As far as I know, we can only set a default reminder for the meeting I created in Outlook, which means the meeting reminder is set by the meeting organizer, if we want to change the reminder, we need to open and modify the reminder in the calendar (double click the item > change the reminder). 277763-1.png For your requirement, if you want to change multiple items more quickly, we can try to create a view based on "reminders" and drag these items directly into the group you want to make bulk changes: More details see this thread

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