Browsers and Mail Pin and Unpin Email Messages in Outlook for Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to pin and unpin email messages to the top of your inbox in the Outlook for Windows app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

The new Outlook for Windows brings the latest features, intelligent assisted capabilities and a new modern and simplified design to your Outlook app. You can tailor it to your style and do more with new Outlook for Windows.

Starting in June 2023, Microsoft is beginning the process of migrating existing Windows Mail, Calendar, and People users to the new Outlook for Windows.

Beginning in 2024, Windows 11 devices will be shipped with the new Outlook for Windows as the default mailbox application free for all to use. The Mail and Calendar apps will continue to be available via download in the Microsoft Store through the end of 2024. On existing devices, users can switch to the new Outlook for Windows from a toggle in the Mail and Calendar apps.

You can pin an email message to move it to the top of your inbox in Outlook so it's easy to find later.

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1 Open the Outlook for Windows app.

2 While you have your inbox open, perform one of the available steps below to pin messages: (see screenshot below)

• (Yellow) Click/tap on the Pin quick action icon on the message.
• (Blue) Right click on the message, and click/tap on Pin in the menu.
• (Red) Select the message, and click/tap on the Pin/Unpin button on the ribbon.

1 Open the Outlook for Windows app.

2 While you have your inbox open, perform one of the available steps below to unpin messages: (see screenshot below)

• (Yellow) Click/tap on the Unpin quick action icon on the message.
• (Blue) Right click on the message, and click/tap on Unpin in the menu.
• (Red) Select the message, and click/tap on the Pin/Unpin button on the ribbon.

That's it,
Shawn Brink