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outlook enters wrong email address after I misspelled it on first email I sent

Charles Wilson 20 Reputation points
2026-04-22T20:41:05.06+00:00

I sent an email to an email address that was misspelled. When I try to send the email again. New Outlook automatically enters the address I misspelled in address. I am using Microsoft 365 Outlook on a Windows 11 PC. How can I remove wrong address from Outlook?

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    2026-04-22T20:41:15.8433333+00:00
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    Outlook is using the Auto-Complete (suggested recipients) list. Remove the wrong entry from that list so it stops filling in the misspelled address.

    In New Outlook on Windows (Microsoft 365):

    1. Start a new email.
    2. In the To box, type the first few characters of the wrong address.
    3. When the incorrect suggestion appears in the drop-down list, move the mouse pointer over it so it is highlighted (do not click it).
    4. Select the X icon that appears next to the highlighted suggestion, or press the Delete key.

    Next time, type the correct address in full; Outlook will then save the correct one to Auto-Complete.

    If using Outlook on the web, the same idea applies: start a new message, type until the wrong address appears, highlight it in the suggestion list, and remove it.

    For more details on managing these suggestions, see the guidance on fixing Auto-Complete entries and 5.1.x errors (the removal steps are the same).

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