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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Link preview retirement

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Action date

Microsoft tags this a retirement but gives no action date in the notice metadata. Any date is in the text below.

Microsoft's start date
25 Sep 2026
Last changed by Microsoft
6 Oct 2026
First seen here
19 Oct 2026
Versions seen
1

What the notice says

Microsoft's text, with its sections, lists and tables; source markup removed

Updated October 6, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

What and why

The Link Preview feature has been retired in new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web because the browser service required to retrieve preview content from the web was deprecated. Without this, Outlook can no longer access the information needed to generate preview cards. Links will continue to function as standard clickable hyperlinks.

Rollout schedule

  • General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): This change has already been implemented.

Impact on your organization

Who is affected

  • Users of new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web.

Platforms and services

  • Exchange Online.
  • New Outlook for Windows
  • Outlook on the web

What will happen

  • Outlook will no longer generate preview cards for web links that have been inserted or pasted into email messages. Links will continue to function as standard clickable hyperlinks.

Action required and recommendations

No action is required. We recommend that you inform users that link preview cards will no longer be automatically generated when composing email messages.

What changed

Between the versions this installation saw, newest first

This installation has seen one version of this notice, first on 19 Oct 2026. Later changes will show here.

Linked documentation

Microsoft pages the notice links to

The notice links to no Microsoft Learn or Support page that this installation reads.

Not confirmed here

What this page cannot tell you
  • Whether your tenant is affected: this is Microsoft's notice, not a check of your settings.
  • Versions before 19 Oct 2026: this installation first saw the notice after Microsoft posted it.
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