How to View a Sent Message's Bcc Recipients in Windows Mail

Uncover all the Bcc: addresses from messages you sent

by Heinz Tschabitscher
A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
Updated September 11, 2017

The  recipients you entered in the Bcc: field in Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail or Outlook Express are not visible to each other, or any other recipient.

They are also hidden when you view the sent message in the Sent Items folder. However, it would helpful if you could find out who you bcc:ed on a message in Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail or Outlook Express. While the Bcc: recipients are not overtly visible, you can still uncover them if you want to make sure somebody got a copy.

List of Bcc recipients in email.

See Bcc Recipients in Windows Mail

To find out who you Bcc:ed on a message in Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail or Outlook Express:

  • Go to Sent Items (or whichever folder contains the message).
  • Click on the sent message with the right mouse button.
  • Select Properties from the menu that comes up.
  • Go to the Details tab.
  • Somewhere near the top, you will find a line beginning with Bcc: It contains all the Bcc: recipients of the message.