[WindowsCentral.com]

If you're using an account that doesn't support automatic replies, you can configure a rule in Outlook to overcome this limitation, and in this guide, we'll show you how to do it.
Automatic out-of-office replies are useful for more than just clogging up inboxes — but not every email service offers them, But if you use the Outlook desktop app, you can still create a rule to automatically push out-of-office replies during your time away, even if your email service doesn't support it, all thanks to the magic of rules.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to send out-of-office automatic replies on non-Outlook email accounts using Outlook 2016 and earlier versions.

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