M365 Archive

RM558442 - Outlook: Improved handling of disallowed and failed email reactions

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Summary

Emails with reactions disallowed will now see the Reactions button grayed out correctly. Additionally, when any attempt to react fails, the local update will no longer remain onscreen and be properly undone.

Roadmap ID

558442

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Last Updated

May 18, 2026

Published Mar 23, 2026

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Status

Launched

Release

Current Channel
General Availability
Preview

Platforms

Desktop

Service

Outlook

Tag

Launched
Current Channel
General Availability
Preview
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
GCC
GCC High
DoD

Cloud

DoD
GCC
GCC High
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Emails with reactions disallowed will now see the Reactions button grayed out correctly. Additionally, when any attempt to react fails, the local update will no longer remain onscreen and be properly undone.

More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/outlook/manage/manage-outlook-reactions?view=o365-worldwide

GA date: May CY2026

Preview date: April CY2026

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Mar 23, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. May 18, 2026 · 10:30 PMLatest · v2

    Changed: Tags, Status

  2. Mar 23, 2026 · 11:15 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version

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