Microsoft to Phase Out Mail & Calendar, Urges Users to Migrate to New Outlook

TapTechNews June 25th news, Mail & Calendar is about to exit the stage of Windows history. In addition to strongly inviting users to migrate to the new Outlook, it further clarifies the plan to phase out this application in the latest support documentation.

In March of this year, Microsoft had already reminded users who were still using the Mail & Calendar application to recommend upgrading to the new Outlook, and in the latest support documentation, Microsoft stated that in order to improve security, the Mail & Calendar application would be phased out by the end of this year.

TapTechNews translated the contents of Microsoft's support documentation as follows:

We launched the new Outlook for Windows application last year, providing Outlook for free to everyone on Windows.

Since its launch, millions of people have used the new Outlook for Windows, reaching the same level of consumer usage as the classic Outlook for Windows application in a shorter time.

Most users who use Mail and Calendar have migrated to the new Outlook for Windows.

With the continuous change of the cyber threat situation and our commitment to providing customers with the safest email experience, we remind everyone that by the end of 2024, the 'Mail and Calendar' application will no longer be in a supported state and will also be removed from the Microsoft Store.

No matter what electronic service the user uses, the new Outlook for Windows can meet your needs.

Using the new Outlook for Windows does not require a subscription to a personal email account, and it also provides a variety of functions that 'Mail and Calendar' does not have, such as rich mail editing functions, the ability to use Copilot, and the ability to remind you of important conversations.

The new Outlook for Windows also supports modern authentication, and we will also develop new features in the coming months to improve the spam filtering function and help users better protect themselves from malicious emails.

Outlook for Windows also supports modern authentication. We will also develop new features in the coming months to improve the spam filtering function and help users better protect themselves from malicious emails.

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