The Clutter feature is no longer available on the latest version of Outlooksupported by Microsoft, but we have many faculty and staff who still use the older Outlook 2016 clientthey have not yet disabled it for people who are already using Clutter. It is expected to be disabled some time in 2021.
If you are on the latest version of Office 365 (now called “Microsoft 365”), you have the option of enabling the “Focused Inbox” in Outlook. This is a more subtle approach to separating important messages from others. It’s also more visible and relies on a tabbed approach to the instead of a separate folder. Many people forget to check their Clutter folder, which has led to some important messages being missed.
If you are using Outlook 2016 and have Clutter enabled, you can either manage the messages that are sent to Clutter or disable the feature entirely. If you upgrade to the latest version of Outlook and Office (Office 365 desktop apps), you will be presented with the option of enabling the Focused Inbox instead. On-campus, university-owned Windows computers that are still running old versions of Microsoft Office will be upgraded to Microsoft 365 Apps (formerly referred to as Office 365 apps) during the July maintenance window on the night of July 21, 2020. You can install sooner if you’d like. You can upgrade sooner if you like. How to install Microsoft 365 on a personal or university-owned computer.
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