{"id":15019,"date":"2026-02-19T04:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/?p=15019"},"modified":"2026-02-19T04:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:06:09","slug":"mc1234566-outlook-retiring-contact-masking-hide-suggested-recipients-march-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m365jp.net\/index.php\/2026-02-19-mc1234566-outlook-retiring-contact-masking-hide-suggested-recipients-march-31-2026","title":{"rendered":"MC1234566 | Outlook: retiring \u201cContact Masking\u201d (hide suggested recipients) – March 31, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MC1234566 | Outlook: retiring \u201cContact Masking\u201d (hide suggested recipients) – March 31, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Classification<\/th>\nplanForChange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last Updated<\/th>\n02\/18\/2026 18:41:08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time<\/th>\n02\/18\/2026 18:40:43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End Time<\/th>\n05\/01\/2026 07:00:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Action Required By Date<\/th>\n2026-03-30T07:00:00Z<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Message Content<\/th>\n\n

[What\u2019s changing]<\/b><\/p>\n

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In Outlook, users can hide a suggested recipient while addressing an email. For example, selecting the X next to a name in the To\/Cc\/Bcc suggestions list. This behaviour is commonly referred to as \u201cContact Masking\u201d.<\/p>\n

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We are retiring this feature for users. This does not<\/b> impact admin controls for contacts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

[When this will happen]<\/b><\/p>\n


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Contact masking will reach end of support on March 31, 2026<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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[How this affects your organization]<\/b><\/p>\n

Who is affected<\/i><\/p>\n