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Contact masking in Outlook refers to a small UI affordance that allowed users to hide suggested recipients from the auto-complete list. Microsoft has announced that contact masking will be retired on March 31, 2026, citing that the feature caused more confusion than value across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The feature was part of Outlook's recipient suggestion system, which pulls from personal contacts, the Global Address List, and previously used addresses. Users should be aware of this upcoming change and plan accordingly.
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    Outlook Contact Masking retirement on March 31 2026: what to know

    Microsoft will remove the little “X” that let you hide suggested recipients in Outlook — a small UI affordance called Contact Masking — on March 31, 2026, and Microsoft says the feature caused more confusion than value across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Background Outlook’s recipient...
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