Microsoft is killing off Windows 11’s Mail and Calendar apps by the end of the year

Microsoft is readying to nary longer support the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The package elephantine has been moving existing users of these apps complete to the caller Outlook for Windows app successful caller months, and now it has set an extremity of support date for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps of December 31st.

Once the apps scope extremity of support later this year, Microsoft warns that users who haven’t moved to the caller Outlook app “will nary longer beryllium capable to nonstop and person email utilizing Windows Mail and Calendar.”

Microsoft has been rolling retired the caller Outlook for Windows app for years, pinch it officially reaching the wide readiness shape in August. The caller web-based Outlook is designed to yet switch the afloat desktop type of Outlook too, and Microsoft plans to supply endeavor customers a 12-month announcement earlier it starts to move group distant from the desktop type of Outlook.

Existing installs of classical Outlook done perpetual and subscription licenses will proceed to beryllium supported until astatine slightest 2029, truthful it’s going to return immoderate clip for Microsoft to afloat move each Outlook users to this caller app. It’s starting pinch the Mail and Calendar apps successful Windows later this year, followed by an opt-out shape for Outlook connected Windows. You tin publication much astir Microsoft’s timeline for the new Outlook for Windows here.