Hi topdogtown,
We understand your frustration regarding your blocked pictures in your emails. Let me answers your question one by one.
"Why has Outlook suddenly decided to block the pictures in my emails?"
Please try these troubleshooting steps to prevent pictures in your emails from being blocked.
- Set your filter to Show attachments, pictures, and links for senders with good reputations.
- Add the sender's email on your safe senders.
To set your filter, please follow these steps:
- Sign in your account and go to your inbox.
- Click the Gear icon located on the upper right and More mail settings.
- Under Preventing Junk Mail, click Filters and reporting.
- Look for Block content from unknown senders, click the button beside
Show attachments, pictures, and links for senders with good reputations.
- Click Save.
To add a safe sender:
- Sign-in your account and go to your inbox
- Click the Gear icon located on the upper right
- Click More mail settings.
- Under Preventing junk email, click Safe and blocked senders.
- Click Safe senders.
- Enter the email address or domain that you want to add in your safe senders list and click
Add to list>>.
"This never happened in Hotmail. IMHO Microsoft have screwed up big time with Outlook, as others have previously said, if it isn't broke don't try to fix it."
We understand your frustration. We appreciate feedback, both positive and negative. Please post the details of your feedback on this
link so that it can be addressed properly. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate
to ask.
"BRING HOTMAIL BACK."
All Hotmail users will be upgraded to Outlook.com and plans were shared when Outlook.com preview was launched. To ensure a smooth transition for all Hotmail customers, the upgrade will be gradual. This is the start
of that upgrade process The launch of Outlook.com preview gave everyone an opportunity to learn together as we roll out and scale this new service. We will continue to listen closely and fine tune so Outlook.com experience
will continue to improve.
For more information, please follow the link below.
Why can't I switch back to Hotmail?
When I log in, I am seeing Outlook.com instead
of Hotmail
Frequently Asked Questions for Outlook.com
If you have any question or clarification, don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks!