{"id":3753,"date":"2023-06-22T18:44:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T01:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2024-11-12T07:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:41:10","slug":"a-new-windows-mail-app-alternative-that-isnt-awful-outlook-for-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/a-new-windows-mail-app-alternative-that-isnt-awful-outlook-for-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"A new Windows Mail app alternative that isn&#8217;t awful &#8211; Outlook for Windows replacing Windows Mail in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Updated November 2024 noting official end of support is December 31, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a Windows PC, if you currently use the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/store\/detail\/mail-and-calendar\/9WZDNCRFHVQM\" target=\"_blank\">Mail and Calendar<\/a><\/strong> apps to access your email instead of going to your <strong>email provider&#8217;s website<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll likely be happy to hear that Microsoft will be replacing those (awful) apps on Windows 10\/11 with the new <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/store\/detail\/outlook-for-windows\/9NRX63209R7B\" target=\"_blank\">Outlook for Windows<\/a><\/strong> app in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outlook for Windows<\/strong> is a unified app that combines mail, contacts, and calendars. It also integrates with many of Google&#8217;s popular tools such as Gmail and Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This change could be confusing for some users, as there are already many different Outlook products available. However, the new Outlook for Windows is a significant improvement over the Mail and Calendar apps. It has more features, a better interface, and better integration with other Microsoft products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s the difference between Outlook, Outlook.com and the new Outlook for Windows?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outlook (classic)<\/strong> has been the default email program in Microsoft Office since 1997 and is still part of the subscription version of Office 365 &#8211; now called Microsoft 365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outlook.com<\/strong> is a website that replaced Hotmail which is Microsoft\u2019s competitor to Google\u2019s Gmail or Yahoo Mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new <strong>Outlook for Windows<\/strong> is an app, not a website, that has the look of Outlook.com and many of the basic features of Outlook (classic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/feature-comparison-between-new-outlook-and-classic-outlook-de453583-1e76-48bf-975a-2e9cd2ee16dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feature comparison between new Outlook and classic Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/outlook-for-windows-the-future-of-mail-calendar-and-people-on-windows-11-715fc27c-e0f4-4652-9174-47faa751b199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outlook for Windows: The Future of Mail, Calendar and People on Windows 11<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/a-new-windows-mail-app-alternative-that-isnt-awful-outlook-for-windows\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/a-new-windows-mail-app-alternative-that-isnt-awful-outlook-for-windows\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated November 2024 noting official end of support is December 31, 2024 On a Windows PC, if you currently use the Mail and Calendar apps to access your email instead of going to your email provider&#8217;s website, you&#8217;ll likely be happy to hear that Microsoft will be replacing those (awful) apps on Windows 10\/11 with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3753"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4048,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3753\/revisions\/4048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}