Turn off rules in Outlook

Outlook 365 2013 2010
To turn on/off a rule, follow next steps:

   1.   Do one of the following:

  • On the File tab, in the Info view, click the Manage Rules & Alerts button:
    Manage Rules and Alerts button in Outlook 2016
  • On the Home tab, in the Move group, click Rules and then select Manage Rules & Alerts...:
    Rules in Outlook 2016

   2.   On the E-mail Rules tab, under Rule, clear the check box for the rule you want to turn off:

Turn off rules in Outlook 2016

See also this tip in French: Désactiver les règles dans Outlook.

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