Blocking Senders by Email Address in Outlook.com

There are a couple of ways to block those spam senders in Outlook.com. The first way is from email that enters your inbox folder. To set up a rule in Outlook Mail on the web that deletes all messages from a sender and removes all current messages from the same sender:

Blocking Senders from Your Junk Email Folder

If you receive email in your Junk Email folder, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the sender is automatically blocked. You may have to setup blocking on these senders as well. The process is slightly different, but simple to do.

What Happens to Messages from Blocked Senders

Messages from senders on your blocked senders list are discarded without notice. You and the sender are not notified, and the messages do not appear in your Deleted Items or Junk Email folders.

Block Domains in Outlook on the Web

To move messages from a domain to the Deleted Items folder:

Block Senders and Domains to Block Spam

Blocking specific senders or domains may not stop junk emails since spam rarely comes twice from the same address. To combat spam, report junk emails that make it to your Outlook.com Inbox. This procedure teaches the spam filters to recognize and filter similar messages in the future. You should also report phishing scams.