I am unable to accept / decline meeting requests in New Outlook (Windows 11) I do not get a RSVP panel

Dear Chris Cook,

Thank you for posting your question to the Microsoft Q&A forum and for your clear description of this frustrating issue.

Based on your description, I understand that when your wife sends you a meeting request, you are not seeing the response options (like "Accept" or "Decline").

The good news is that this is a common issue with a simple fix. This happens because the organizer (your wife) accidentally added your email address as a "Resource" (like a conference room) instead of as an "Attendee." When your email is in the wrong field, Outlook doesn't show the response buttons.

To fix this, please ask your wife to send a new test invitation, ensuring your email is in the correct field.

Here are the steps for her to follow:

1. On her PC, open her New Outlook and create a brand new test meeting.
2. Make sure she types your email address only into the "Required" or "Optional" fields.
3. She should leave the "Location" field blank (or just toggle on the "Teams Meeting" switch if needed).
4. Have her send this new test invitation to you.

When you receive this new invitation, the "Accept/Decline" response panel should be visible, and you would be able to response her meeting invitation as normal again. Please try this and let me know if it help resolves the issue.

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I have the same issue and have had emails sent to me from my wife's work emai,l and I have also sent to myself from my work email.

Both of these have my New Outlook account set as an attendee, not a resource.

See attached example.