MC690179 - Outlook Folder Recursive Search

Service

Microsoft 365 suite
Microsoft 365 for the web
Microsoft 365 apps

Last Updated

Nov 12, 2024

Published Nov 15, 2023

Tag

Updated message
New feature
User impact

Platforms

Desktop
Web

Summary

The rollout timeline for the new Outlook feature allowing recursive folder search has been updated to begin in late February 2025 and complete by late March 2025. Organizations should inform users and update documentation accordingly. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151025.

More information

Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This new feature will allow users to search within Outlook for sub-folders within specific folders.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151025

When this will happen:

Worldwide: We will begin rolling out by late February 2025 (previously late November) and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously late December).

How this will affect your organization:

Search within Outlook will soon return results not only from specific folders but also from sub-folders within it.

What you need to do to prepare:

You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.