Subj : Windows 11 is losing Mail and Calendar apps - so you'll have to u
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Feb 07 2024 17:15:05

Windows 11 is losing Mail and Calendar apps - so you'll have to use Outlook 
whether you like it or not

Date:
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:14:27 +0000

Description:
Microsoft has set a departure date for the old Mail and Calendar apps so 
youll have no choice but to use Outlook.

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Microsoft has set a date to remove the Mail and Calendar applications at the 
end of the year from Windows 11 , as well as dropping the apps from the 
Microsoft store. The company will also stop putting out updates or support 
once the year is out. So, if you havent moved over to Outlook, youve got 
until December 31, 2024 to do so. 

You may notice in the coming weeks a little pop-up will appear when you open 
the Mail or Calendar app trying to nudge you over to the Outlook app and give 
it a go if you havent already. Of course, Windows 11 devices released in 2024 
will come with the updated Outlook app as the default mail app, so if youre 
working on a new machine youre likely already using Outlook. 

Youll still have the option to ignore the prompt and carry on with Mail and 
Calendar, but only until the end of the year. If youre still keen to stick 
with them, you will have to make sure theyre already installed and up to date 
on any device you plan to be using them on (like your home computer, work set 
up, personal laptop and so on). Sticking with it 

Do bear in mind that you wont be receiving any security updates or bug fixes 
once the cut-off point passes, and theres no guarantee after the fact that 
Microsoft wont bin them off entirely soon after. 

Users are still on the fence when it comes to embracing Microsoft Outlook, 
with some eager to get to know the updated interface and others adamant about 
not moving away from the familiar Mail and Calendar apps. Either way, you 
dont seem to have much choice, and having yet another message from Microsoft 
pop up to encourage them to move to their newer software may not go down with 
users who are already sick of Microsoft's nagging.



Via Windows Latest You might also like... Windows 10s next update might come 
with a predictable but annoying extra  yet more badgering to upgrade to 
Windows 11 Windows 11 remains an unloved OS  but why won't people upgrade? 
Sorry Microsoft, it'll take more than a new Copilot button to save Windows 11



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-is-losing-mail-and-cale
ndar-apps-so-youll-have-to-use-outlook-whether-you-like-it-or-not


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