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Microsoft Outlook: Search within a selected folder

Workload: Office Clients ·Services: Exchange Online· Published: 2026-11-05· MS modified: 2026-11-05
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AI summary

Outlook search filters by selected folders

Outlook-Suche filtert jetzt nach ausgewählten Ordnern

Rollout dates

Extracted from the announcement text; the Microsoft text is authoritative.

Impact

Admin: LowUser: Medium

ChangeCockpit assessment (admin, user and compliance impact).

Microsoft announcement

[What and why]

Users can now select a mail folder and scope Outlook search results to that folder. This update gives users more control over their searches by helping them narrow results to a specific folder.

[Rollout schedule]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out in mid-November 2026 and expect to complete in mid-November 2026.

[Impact on your organization]

Who is affected

  • Users who use Outlook search

Platforms and services

  • Outlook

What will happen

  • Users will have folder selection options in Outlook search.
  • Users can select a mail folder and scope search results to that folder.

[Action required and recommendations]

No action is required.

[Compliance considerations]

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.

Change history

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