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Microsoft's New Outlook is fixing one of email's most embarrassing mistakes, plus faster categorization
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (675+ words) Microsoft has confirmed that three new features are coming to the new Outlook for Windows, and there's one change that might make it a bit more useful than the Classic version. New Outlook is testing a feature that will send…...
Microsoft's New Outlook releases Email snippets, a Outlook Classic feature it should have shipped with
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (579+ words) Microsoft has just rolled out "Quick Parts," which is basically an email snippets feature from Outlook Classic. New Outlook started getting Quick Parts in February 2026, but it wasn't until the first week of July 2026 that it became available to everyone....
Microsoft says New Outlook is now closer to Outlook Classic, adds. PST advanced support and other features
1+ week, 3+ day ago (649+ words) I have a love-and-hate relationship with New Outlook. I like how simple the interface is, but dislike the fact that many of the advanced features are still missing. And it's not just about Windows, as even New Outlook for mac…...
Microsoft is killing New Outlook's notification spam, but Classic still loads emails faster on Windows
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (731+ words) Microsoft says "New" Outlook will soon group your notifications and reduce interruptions, aka notification spam, on Windows, but it won't admit that Outlook Classic loads emails faster, almost more than 10 seconds faster when you open emails via notifications. It's crazy…...
Microsoft still can't make Windows 11's New Outlook work offline because it refuses to go native
3+ week, 2+ day ago (671+ words) Windows 11s "new" Outlook is a hot mess, and nobody likes it, including many people who work at Microsoft. After all these years of trying to kill Outlook Classic, Microsoft is still struggling to make the new Outlook work properly without…...
Microsoft's new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on Windows
3+ week, 5+ day ago (768+ words) Microsoft's Outlook for Windows has a notification problem that is hard to ignore. Clicking a Windows 11 notification for a new email is supposed to take you straight to that message. Instead, the new Outlook makes you wait, and the numbers…...
Ditch Outlook Classic? Microsoft confirms major New Outlook update with 5 features, all-accounts view, mail merge, .PST, and more
3+ week, 6+ day ago (611+ words) Outlook "New," which is based on Outlook. com, is far from a decent email client. While it has come a long way, the new Outlook doesn't feel as good as the Classic version, and it still lacks many features most…...
Microsoft is begging Classic Outlook holdouts to switch with 15 productivity features in new Outlook for Windows
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (980+ words) Microsoft really wants the new Outlook to succeed, and it's desperate at this point. As part of its new push, Microsoft says the new Outlook for Windows (based on Outlook. com) has added over 15 productivity features, and it's the right…...
New Outlook's March 2026 update improves folder search and shared mailboxes as it catches up with Outlook classic
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) Outlook's March 2026 update has a small bunch of surprises for you. After slowly including heavily requested features like offline access and PST file support, Microsoft is making a few cosmetic changes. These features are in a gradual rollout phase, so…...
Windows 11 uses five letters of your email for the user folder, but Microsoft is fixing it
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (815+ words) As someone who has no problem spending hours renaming files and folders so that they'll match the contents, I always found it frustrating that Microsoft defaults to the first 5 letters of my MS email address as the User folder name…...