# Microsoft Outlook Advert

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388 "2022-05-13T21:56:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388/1 "2022-05-13T21:56:44Z")

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I keep getting an advert from Outlook:

“This is a new type of ad”

“Get the latest premium Outlook features”

I can’t block it and it keeps coming back. Any ideas on how to get rid of it?

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388/2 "2022-05-13T22:42:57Z")

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I need more information to know where the ad is coming from. Where exactly are you seeing this ad? Just on your desktop in Windows? In Outlook itself? On the [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com) website? In some other app? On your phone?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388/3 "2022-05-14T04:06:24Z")

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388/4 "2022-05-14T15:44:05Z")

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It comes up in my emails on [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com) on my Windows laptop. It doesn’t show up on my phone.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388/5 "2022-05-14T16:03:55Z")

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From a Microsoft [webpage](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/remove-ads-in-outlook-com-04b26618-d9d2-4534-83dc-77bd5c44e9bc),

> Remove ads in [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com)
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> [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com) is a free email service which contains ads. If you want to remove ads in [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com), Microsoft offers premium Outlook features with Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
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> For more information, see Get premium Outlook features with Microsoft 365.

It sounds like you’re using an ad-supported free service.