Accidentally blocked someone? Or maybe you’re suddenly not receiving emails from a specific sender. In Outlook, when you block an email address, messages from that sender go straight to the Junk Email folder or are deleted entirely. Fortunately, unblocking is quick and easy.

✅ Future emails from that sender will now appear in your Inbox. Method 2: Unblock from Outlook Desktop App (Windows/Mac) Step 1: Open the Outlook desktop application. Step 2: Go to your Junk Email folder (located in the left sidebar). Step 3: Right-click on an email from the sender you want to unblock. Step 4: Hover over Junk in the dropdown menu. Step 5: Select Never Block Sender or Never Block Sender’s Domain (if you want all emails from that company).

Below are the methods for , Outlook Desktop (Microsoft 365) , and Outlook Mobile . Method 1: Unblock from Outlook on the Web (Office 365, Hotmail, Live) This works for anyone using Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, or Microsoft 365 in a browser.