Hello people I was wondering if anyone else Hated the Desktop version of Outlook?. To me its slower and unresponsive compared to previous versions. Even Windows Mail was faster and the brings up old email accounts that you deleted and no longer use long ago.It seems while good intentions this one has not been tested properly. Just shoved out the door. And lastly trying to find Emails that your sent or received is another nightmare. You have to restart twice before it finally decides oh look there emails.

Looked like a good interview, but sorry, I couldn't make it past the first few minutes where she said it's not a wrapper, we're just making everything as useless as web version. Consistently crap across all platforms.Microsoft has never understood their users and frankly just lucky Bill started the company when he did, when there was no competition and they were able to cement themselves in as the monolithic behemoth that they are now. Move fast and break things worked in the pioneering days, now it just means crappy, rushed software and bugs galore. A few examples of this: Windows 11 Pro is an advertising machine. Balmer tried to put a tablet interface on servers (we needed third-party software for the Start button >.< ). The many woes of NEW Outlook. Removing the Teams tab from... ah, Teams. And finally, constantly RENAMING EVERYTHING. These are just a few of the many examples, when really, we just want functional efficiency. You know, so we can do our jobs. I'm just not so sure Microsoft can deliver that anymore.

Clunky, glitchy, awkward....does not have the professional look and/or feel of the classic version. Currently, there is a toggle to switch back and forth between classic and new, Lord please don't ever let it go. On top of the injury I am being insulted: when the calendar in classic mode is displays blank for me. So have to toggle to the horrible new version for the calendar and then toggle back to classic for or mail. No one can figure out what is doing this . Productivity loss.....thank you Microsoft for attempting to reinvent the wheel.

This is the WORST application I have ever used. Important emails get "locked up." You learn later that they were never sent and have to search to find them. The app is clunky.... not at all user friendly. Adjustments to old versions were clearly made and installed without fully testing it. I will be searching for an alternative.

Once again, I have to wonder who does UX testing for Microsoft? Do they realize that Outlook is used by a large portion of the business community? Who are they designing for? 13 year old girls? I can have sparkly unicorn themes, but no way to cut and paste, or move messages to another folder. Honestly, this is truly a WTF release!

I do not want to use the online version of Outlook that is being pushed on me. It's glitchy, while the old version is excellent. Just because someone needs a job does not mean they should create a "new" product that is nowhere near as good as the original. It's crucial to learn how to code effectively before attempting to "fix" a product that is already a fantastic work tool.In my opinion, I really dislike the new desktop version. The old product was much better. I want to emphasize that I do not want to use the new Desktop Outlook, and I would appreciate it if I were not continually asked to use it. I tried it last year, and it was awful.

Anyone else hate the New Desktop Outlook?.

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RobSoto
Iron Contributor
Feb 23, 2025
Darren77999I think what we're seeing in the new Outlook is a deep focus on quality UX design (and I personally love it) but at the cost of performance. While the slowness is not a big problem for me, the bugs are frustrating sometimes. Small issues are not a big deal when the frequency is low. But when the small bugs happen all the time, it can be exhausting. Like any product from Microsoft, it will get better with time. But to your point, first impressions can ruin adoption.
Is your computer relatively new? I had an old PC that did not like the new Outlook one bit. Once I moved to a new machine, it was very fast.
GeoffLCS
Iron Contributor
Feb 23, 2025
Darren77999 I presume you mean the new Outlook, right? I'm testing it on one of my devices. I do find it a bit slower and even sometimes clunky compared to the Classic Outlook. One frustration is when you single click in a Calendar timeslot, it automatically opens an appointment...argh. Also, opening the Calendar and/To Do in the "My Day" option takes at least a minute to update!
There are some things I like btw, but it has been released way too early in my opinion!
- GianniTic
  Brass Contributor
  Apr 10, 2025
  Refreshing the UI is a positive move, especially for better integration of Copilot and other features. Some of these features were entirely absent in the previous version, which makes the update even more appealing. However, I agree with the mentioned glitches; the overall experience feels cumbersome and oddly "emulated," almost as if it's running on a low-memory virtual machine—despite the fact that I'm using an HP EliteBook i7 with 32 GB RAM. It’s undeniably frustrating.

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Anyone else hate the New Desktop Outlook?.