Can I control whether notification emails are sent when I assign tasks in Microsoft Planner?

Category: Planner

No, the ability to control notification emails for task assignments in Microsoft Planner is managed by the assignee, not the person assigning the task.

📌 Key Points:

  • When a task is assigned, notification emails are sent based on the recipient’s personal settings.
  • The assigning user cannot enable or disable these notifications.
  • There is no tenant-wide setting to manage this behavior across all users.

🔧 How Assignees Can Manage Their Notification Settings:

  1. Go to Microsoft Planner
  2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner
  3. Select “Notifications”
  4. Toggle off “Send an email when a task is assigned to me”
  5. Click Save
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