I want to decline an invite without notifying the organiser
The organiser usually wants to know if you are coming. Silent declines work but often create more noise than they save.
Try this first
- 1Open the invite instead of clicking Decline directly in the list. You will see 'do not send a response'.
- 2A silent decline removes the meeting from your calendar without a mail back. Their overview stays on 'no response'.
- 3Better: pick 'tentative' or 'decline with comment' and add one line of context. Saves back-and-forth.
- 4Do not auto-decline via a calendar rule; you will miss updates to meetings you do want.
When to bring us in
No escalation needed; this is preference and etiquette.
See also
- Outlook crashes or freezes on large attachmentsUsually the mailbox cache is the culprit, not Outlook itself. Shrinking or relocating usually helps within ten minutes.
- Teams: they cannot hear me, or I hear nothingIn our experience Teams usually picked the wrong audio device after a Windows update or a new headset.
- OneDrive has stopped syncingThe cloud icon is grey or has a warning. Locally changed files are not showing up for colleagues.
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