How do I open multiple emails all at once (when I select several emails and hit enter, it only opens one of them)?

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How do I open multiple emails all at once (when I select several emails and hit enter, it only opens one of them)?

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Julie Huynh 3,770 Independent Advisor

Dear @Phil,

Good day! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!

Regarding your situation, to better understand your expected outcome, I performed a test in the new Outlook for Windows. When I selected multiple emails and chose View > Open in new tab, Outlook opened the selected messages together as tabs within the same window, allowing me to switch between them individually.

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May I ask if this is the behavior you're looking for, or were you expecting all selected emails to open simultaneously in separate windows?

Any additional details about your desired workflow would be greatly appreciated and will help me provide more accurate guidance.

Any updates you’re able to share would be really helpful.

I'm here and happy to help! Thank you for your kindness and patience!

Phill 0 Reputation points

2026-10-02T08:37:48.86+00:00

Morning, thanks for the speedy response. I'd like to be able to select multiple emails, hit enter and them all open in separate windows, thanks
Julie Huynh 3,770 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-02T09:12:56.95+00:00
Dear @Phil,

Thank you for clarifying what you're looking to achieve.

I did some additional testing on my end and, aside from the behavior I mentioned earlier, I could only find supported methods for opening a single email in a separate window, such as double-clicking the message or using the available "Open in new window" option for an individual email.

I was not able to find a built-in option in the new Outlook for Windows that allows multiple selected emails to be opened simultaneously in separate windows by pressing Enter or through a similar action.

Based on my testing and the information currently available, this does not appear to be a capability currently offered in the new Outlook experience.

That said, I think you've highlighted a genuinely useful idea, particularly for users who frequently review, compare, or work across multiple messages at the same time.

If you'd like to help bring this suggestion to the Outlook product team, I would encourage submitting feedback through:

Help tab > Feedback within Outlook

Microsoft Feedback Portal: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/

Including a brief description of your use case may help the team better understand the value of the feature and consider it for future enhancements.

Once you have submitted your feedback, you could also post the link to it here so other users with the same query and I could add our votes to your feedback.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your scenario. Your feedback is appreciated, and I can see how this functionality could be beneficial for many users.