Learn how to group conversation threads in Windows 10 Mail and Outlook

Use email conversations to manage your email flows. Or not.

Mail for Windows 10 and Outlook group conversations so that related emails are viewed in the same thread. Turning the setting on or off is a simple matter that works the same for Windows Mail and Outlook for Windows.

The instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013; Outlook for Office 365 and Mail for Windows 10.

Group and ungroup conversation threads in Windows Mail

To have Windows Mail and Outlook Mail for Windows 10 organize messages in conversations or disable this feature:

1. Open Windows Mail.

2. Select Settings †

   

3. Select list of messages †

   

4. To disable group conversations, go to the section Organization and select Individual messages †

   

5. To enable group conversations, select Group by conversation †

Group threads in Outlook

In Microsoft Outlook, the conversation options are in the View tab.

1. Launch Outlook.

2. Select tab Vision †

   

3. To disable group conversations, go to the Messages group and uncheck View as conversations †

4. Check the box to show grouped conversations View as conversations †