Microsoft to Phase Out Mail and Calendar, Forces Users to Migrate to New Outlook

TapTechNews July 12th news, as reported by the tech media WindowsLatest, Microsoft will no longer perform operations based on users' Mail and Calendar application preference settings and encourages more Windows 11 users to migrate to the new Outlook application.

TapTechNews quoted foreign media reports that Microsoft recently released an update. When users try to choose to use the Mail and Calendar application to handle mails, a pop-up notification will pop up in the system, informing users that Outlook will replace the Mail and Calendar application, which means that whether users like it or not, they will be forced to use the new Outlook.

Although users can temporarily switch back to the Mail and Calendar application, but next time it will re-recommend using the new Outlook.

In March this year, Microsoft has already reminded users who are still using the Mail and Calendar (Mail&Calendar) application to recommend upgrading to the new Outlook. In the support documentation updated in June this year, Microsoft stated that in order to improve security, the Mail and Calendar application will be phased out before the end of this year.

The content of Microsoft's support documentation is as follows:

We launched the new Outlook for Windows application last year and made Outlook free for everyone on Windows.

Since its launch, millions of people have used the new Outlook for Windows, making it reach the same consumer usage rate 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 users use, the new Outlook for Windows can meet your needs.

Using the new Outlook for Windows does not require subscribing 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 function of using Copilot, and the function of reminding you of important conversations.

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

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Mail and Calendar Application to Exit the Stage at the End of the Year, Microsoft Urges Win10/Win11 Users to Migrate and Switch to the New Outlook.