So unless you’re super-consistent about adding folks you email to your contacts list, you probably don’t want to use this except as a last-ditch, autocomplete-is-not-working-at-all troubleshooting tool.

I tried selecting the contact but there is no delete option appearing.

In the People App I have tried right clicking on the contact but the delete option is greyed out. I have contacts that I need to delete from the People App but can’t figure out how to delete or edit these contacts. If you use that, though, be certain that whatever problem you’re having with recent addresses is really huge, as this will wipe them all out. Deleting Email Contacts in Windows 10 Mail. Now, what if you want to remove all of your recent addresses, which will get rid of everyone who’s not in your contacts or your company directory? Microsoft has a tool for that at this link (near the bottom).

Finally, just click the circled “x” next to each one you wish to remove and it will take that person out of your list!.

In the “To” field, start typing the first few letters of the address (or the person’s name) you’d like to remove, as shown in the earlier screenshot.

Select the Select X People box to select every contact that is in your currently selected list or search. Select the Email box to select all of the contacts that are visible on the current page of a list.

To remove individual email addresses from your list of recent contacts, launch Outlook and create a new email. Choose the list that contains those contacts.

Now that we know that, here’s how you can remove those recent items! This will keep them from autofilling, which means that you’ll have fewer old emails to wade through when you’re just trying to find the correct addressee from your actual contacts.

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