Outlook HIDE WHEN MINIMIZED.

Question

Clicking the icon in tray does not bring outlook in front but just make the icon on the taskbar flash and we have to click on the taskbar icon to bring it to front. This is ridiculous. We need a fix or a workaround.

Answer 1

Marc,

The fix is first available in production with Win 11 23H2 October and later. I found this article about that build for reference, The Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2) is now generally available, but there's a catch (msn.com).

Answer 2

This issue has been fixed in future versions of Windows. The first fixed build is 22621.2050. I'm on Windows 11 Beta build 22631.2191 and I confirm its fixed in that build.

Answer 3

Hi Marc,

Thank you for your update.

If you have tried the mentioned suggestions and it did not work, you may kindly consider to create a new windows profile as a further try Create a local user or administrator account in Windows - Microsoft Support

Create a local user account

1. Select Start  > Settings  > Accounts and then select Family & other users. (In some versions of Windows you'll see Other users.)
2. Next to Add other user, select Add account.
3. Select I don't have this person's sign-in information, and on the next page, select Add a user without a Microsoft account.
4. Enter a user name, password, or password hint—or choose security questions—and then select Next.Open Settings and create another account

Change a local user account to an administrator account

1. Select Start  > Settings  > Accounts .
2. Under Family & other users, select the account owner name (you should see "Local account" below the name), then select Change account type.
   **Note:**If you choose an account that shows an email address or doesn't say "Local account", then you're giving administrator permissions to a Microsoft account, not a local account.
3. Under Account type, select Administrator, and then select OK.
4. Sign in with the new administrator account.

And if this try still does not work, you are advise to contact Microsoft Technical support by opening a service ticket from Microsoft 365 admin center, here are the steps for your reference: Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn

1. Go to the admin center at https://admin.microsoft.com. If you get a message that says you don't have permission to access this page or perform this action, you aren't an admin. For more information, see Who has admin permissions in my business?.
2. On the bottom right side of the page, select Help & support.
3. Type a question or keyword into the text box. If you get a drop-down list, select the one closest to your question, or continue typing your question, then press Enter.
4. If the results don't help, at the bottom, select Contact Support.
5. Enter a description of your issue, confirm your contact number and email address, select your preferred contact method, and then select Contact me. The expected wait time is indicated in the Contact support pane.

Thank you for your time and we hope this is helpful,

Regards,

Microsoft Community

Answer 4

Outlook version

Microsoft® Outlook® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2307 Build 16.0.16626.20086) 64-bit

Windows version

OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621

The Repair and update were already tried

It's not about any update installed recently as this is like that since more than 1 year and I would even say 2 or 3 years but I'm tired of this situation and that's why I want to talk about it now

Answer 5

Hi Marc,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we are glad to assist you here.

Based on your description, we understand you are having issue in Outlook window, to address this issue, kindly provide us below information so that we can advise further:

• Your Outlook version What version of Outlook do I have? - Microsoft Support
• Your system version Which version of Windows operating system am I running? - Microsoft Support
• Any update you have recently installed

Or you may try the following suggestions as quick try:

• Repair your Office apps Repair an Office application - Microsoft Support
• Update your Office apps Install Office updates - Microsoft Support

Hope this is helpful and we looking forward your update.

Regards,

Microsoft Community