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Mail & Calendar Apps Will Be Replaced with New Outlook for Windows December 2024
Original Publish Date: June 2023 | MC650424 Revised Date: August 30, 2023, based on Microsoft's Updated Message See text in red font.
Microsoft's revised announcement states that the Mail and C...
I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm stuck using Outlook. At least the touchscreen functionality has improved. I have 2 persistent complaints:
- It's a processor hog!! It is now impossible use multiple programs on my Surface 7 with Outlook open. Every time I have a Zoom call, I have to open my calendar, click the link, and then CLOSE Outlook for Zoom to function. Essentially making a Surface no longer useable.
- What's the deal with hijacking all links to open in Edge? That is NOT my default Browser, yet if I click anything on an email, that's what opens. Instead I have to right-click, and then click "open link" to get it to open in my chosen Brower. NOT a good thing.
I still object to this forced change, and would use something else if my institutions would allow it.
New Outlook is a resource hog? Do you have an ARM processor?
If you have an office license, you can use classic Outlook. You can turn off browser hijacking if you are using classic Outlook - it's an option in file > Options > Advanced. Links in Outlook open in a sidebar in Edge
If classic Outlook is missing: You can't open classic Outlook on a new Windows PC