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How to disable the Outlook.com link preview feature

If you use the Outlook.com web interface, the new Outlook.com is here:everything you need to know The new Outlook.com is here:everything you need to know Microsoft has revised Outlook.com. If your account hasn't been migrated yet, it will happen later this year. Take a look at what's new in your Outlook.com inbox. Read More Fortunately, some of those quirks can be easily fixed, including the way Outlook handles link previews when you compose and paste messages.

One way around it is to simply type in the link:makeuseof.com. In this case, a link preview will not be created. Another option is to embed your links in the text of your message, but that can be a hassle if all you're trying to do is share a quick link with contacts.

How to disable the Outlook.com link preview feature

Instead, you can go into Outlook settings and disable preview in four easy steps:

  1. Go Settings And under Your application settings , click Mail.
  2. Under Design click Preview link .
  3. Uncheck Preview links in email .
  4. Click Save .

How to disable the Outlook.com link preview feature

How to get rid of link previews in individual posts

If you really like the feature but don't want it to always appear in your messages, you can selectively remove the link preview on a case-by-case basis.

After pasting the link into the body of your email, you can remove the link preview by clicking the gray X next to the link:

How to disable the Outlook.com link preview feature

If you use the desktop or mobile versions of Outlook, the link preview option is not available to you.

What do you think of the Outlook.com link preview? Love it or hate it? Let us know in the comments.