Best New Outlook Features Released in 2025 — A Practical Wrap-Up

Over the course of 2025, Microsoft delivered a significant number of updates to New Outlook for Windows. For many users who tried New Outlook early and stepped back, the experience today is materially different.

I’ve published a recap video that walks through the most impactful New Outlook features released in 2025, focusing on what actually changed, what gaps were closed, and how the product is evolving as Microsoft continues the transition away from Classic Outlook.

This video is not a deep dive or step-by-step tutorial. It’s a practical end-of-year review covering:

• Why Microsoft moved to New Outlook and the current opt-out timelines
• Account management improvements (account display names, shared mailboxes, drag-and-drop workflows)
• PST export becoming usable directly in New Outlook
• Mail experience enhancements (favorites, folder colors, categories, bulk actions, templates, mail merge, newsletter)
• Calendar layout changes redesigned to accommodate Copilot
• People / Contacts usability fixes and cleanup
• Copilot in Outlook: standard vs premium capabilities and real workflow differences

This isn’t positioned as “New Outlook is finished” or “Classic is gone tomorrow.”
It’s an honest look at where New Outlook landed by the end of 2025 and what it now supports compared to earlier releases.

For those managing transitions or advising users:

• Which Classic Outlook features are still blockers for you?
• Have the 2025 updates changed your adoption stance?
• Are there specific workflows you still cannot move yet?

Interested in hearing real-world perspectives from admins, trainers, and power users as we move closer to broader default adoption.

#traccreations4e-p25 12/11/2025