[GCC, GCC High, DoD and Gallatin] Notification batching

Release notes for Outlook for Windows (New) in Government Cloud Channels

May 02, 2025
Version 20250411007.11

• [GCC] Background calendar event notifications: Users can now receive their calendar event notifications while the new Outlook is not launched/opened. To enable this feature, users must (1) enable the “Send notifications when Outlook is closed” setting in Monarch, (2) allow the new Outlook permissions to run in the background in Windows 11 Settings, and (3) enable the “Show Notification banners” setting in Windows, as well. You can also see these notifications on your lock screen if you enable the "Show notifications on the lock screen" Windows setting.
• [GCC, GCC High, DoD and Gallatin] Notification batching: Batches are groups of cards in the user's Notification pane separated by subject. Items from the same email thread, document, sheet, etc. will be grouped into a single batch.