If you use classic Outlook for Windows with Microsoft 365, adding an RSS feed is straightforward: right-click RSS Subscriptions in the folder pane, choose Add a New RSS Feed, paste the feed URL, then select Add and confirm. Microsoft notes that the new Outlook for Windows does not support RSS feeds, so these steps apply only to classic Outlook. See Microsoft's current RSS subscription instructions for Outlook.
You need two things: classic Outlook for Windows and the direct URL of the RSS or Atom feed you want to follow. The feed address is not always the same as the site's home page. Look for an RSS icon or a link labeled RSS, Feed, or XML. If clicking that link opens a page of XML, copy the URL from the browser's address bar.
If you are using the new Outlook interface and cannot find an RSS Subscriptions folder or RSS options, that is expected. Microsoft currently states that new Outlook cannot add, remove, or retrieve RSS feed content.
.xml or use a path such as /feed/, but the exact format depends on the publisher.
After the subscription is added, expand RSS Subscriptions in the folder pane. Outlook creates a folder for the feed and periodically downloads new posts. Feed items behave much like messages: you can open them, mark them read or unread, search them, and organize the folder using Outlook's normal tools.
For subscription settings, open File > Account Settings > Account Settings, then select the RSS Feeds tab. From there, you can select a feed and use options such as Change or Remove. Microsoft's RSS feed settings guide also documents options for the feed name, delivery folder, attachments, and update behavior.
There are two useful ways to unsubscribe. If you right-click the feed's folder and choose Delete Folder, Outlook unsubscribes and removes the downloaded items in that folder. If you want to stop future updates while keeping previously downloaded content, use File > Account Settings > Account Settings > RSS Feeds, select the feed, and choose Remove. Microsoft explains these choices in its RSS unsubscribe instructions.
First check whether you are in new Outlook. RSS functionality is not available there. This guide requires classic Outlook for Windows.
Open the feed URL in a web browser. A working address should load feed content rather than a normal web page, a sign-in error, or a missing-page message. If the publisher changed or removed its feed, you will need the current feed address from that site.
Outlook checks subscribed feeds periodically, but publishers can specify a maximum polling frequency. Microsoft recommends respecting the publisher's update limit because requesting updates too frequently can cause the publisher to restrict access. In classic Outlook, feed timing and related options are available under the RSS settings and Send/Receive settings.
Classic Outlook can synchronize subscriptions with the Windows Common Feed List. Check File > Options > Advanced and look under RSS Feeds for the synchronization setting. If a subscription is being restored from that shared list, turning off synchronization before removing the feed from Outlook can prevent it from reappearing.
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