# computer question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 16, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365 "2015-07-16T21:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365/1 "2015-07-16T21:31:47Z")
I have windows 7 with Hotmail. When I would put an event on my calendar, I would be reminded the day before in my email. For the last couple of weeks, I do not get this reminder. I checked in the options and I am supposed to get a reminder. I do not ! Does anybody know why I don’t and what I can do to get the reminders back. Please answer in very plain talk. I have very limited skill with a computer. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365/2 "2015-07-17T06:45:20Z")
Have you checked your junk email or spam folder to see if the notifications are going there rather than in your inbox? ---
**Author:** ![Doughbag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Doughbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doughbag)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365/3 "2015-07-17T17:32:07Z")
What “calender” function/tool/app are you using? ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365/4 "2015-07-17T22:54:29Z")
doughbag, I have Hotmail for my email, along with that I have a calendar that I can note events. I used to get reminders in my emails for the events, I no longer get them. My email works fine and the calendar works,except for the fact that I no longer get reminders. I checked my options and they are correct. I should be getting reminders. This stopped about a month ago. I cannot get an answer from Microsoft, Hotmail is part of Microsoft. ---
**Author:** ![Doughbag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Doughbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doughbag)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365/5 "2015-07-18T14:19:50Z")
Interesting… I just tried the Hotmail aka [outlook.com](http://outlook.com) calender function. Works fine - get the email - if I set it to Email instead of “Notifications on your device” but apparently the device is the default option, when you click onto “View details” Since I never used the calender in [outlook.com](http://outlook.com) before, I can’t tell if that’s a change in resent times. However, you must click onto “view details” then choose in Reminders the selection “Email [xyz@hotmail.com](mailto:xyz@hotmail.com)”. ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/725365/6 "2015-07-18T19:20:05Z")
doughbag, Yes, it started working today (7/18/2015 ). I don,t know why it works now and I don’t know why it didn’t work up to now. I don’t care. It works now and that’s all I care about. I would like to know why it stopped working but that seems to be part of the wide, wonderful world of computers. Thanks for your help.