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How to Keep Recurring Tasks Visible in Microsoft To Do My Day View
Question details
Users want unfinished recurring tasks to remain automatically visible in the My Day view without having to manually locate and re-add them the following day.
- Product
- Microsoft To Do
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Managing daily workflows where some recurring tasks are not completed on their originally scheduled day.
- Observed behavior
- Incomplete recurring tasks drop off the My Day view automatically at midnight, forcing users to search for them in other lists to continue tracking.
Verify that your Microsoft To Do application is actively syncing with your Microsoft account so that your incomplete tasks are properly saved in your master lists.
Manually Re-add Unfinished Tasks to My Day
Because Microsoft To Do is designed to reset the My Day list every night, the most direct solution is to locate yesterday's incomplete tasks and add them back to your daily view.
Microsoft intentionally clears the My Day view at midnight to give users a fresh start. While there is no native toggle to prevent this, you can quickly pull unfinished items back into your active daily list.
Launch Microsoft To Do and navigate to the left-hand menu pane. Click on the 'Planned' or 'All' smart list.
Scroll through your pending tasks to find the unfinished recurring tasks from the previous day. They will usually be marked as overdue.
Right-click the task (or swipe right if you are on a mobile device) and select 'Add to My Day' to make it visible again in your primary daily view.
Switch to Microsoft Planner for Persistent Task Management
If you require recurring tasks to remain visible on your dashboard until explicitly marked complete, Microsoft Planner offers a better workflow.
Submit a Feature Request to Microsoft
Microsoft actively monitors user feedback. You can vote for an option to keep incomplete tasks pinned in My Day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do my unfinished tasks disappear from My Day in Microsoft To Do?
Microsoft To Do is intentionally designed to clear the My Day list every midnight. This feature is meant to give users a clean slate each morning to prioritize new tasks. The tasks are not deleted; they simply lose the 'My Day' tag.
Is there a setting to automatically roll over unfinished tasks to the next day?
Currently, Microsoft To Do does not offer a native setting to automatically keep or roll over incomplete tasks in the My Day view. You must manually add them back from your other lists.
Where can I find yesterday's incomplete recurring tasks?
You can find all tasks that dropped off your My Day view by looking in the 'Planned', 'Tasks', or 'All' smart lists located in the left navigation pane of the Microsoft To Do app.
