Windows 10 Users Will Automatically Get Microsoft’s New Outlook Client Next Month

Microsoft will automatically install its new Outlook client on Windows 10 PCs with next month’s Patch Tuesday update. The new desktop app will coexist alongside the classic Outlook for Windows (if installed), and users will be able to run both apps side by side.

In a recent update published on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft explained that the new Outlook for Windows will be automatically installed on Windows 10 PCs with the January optional update to be released on January 28. The public rollout will start next month’s Patch Tuesday update coming on February 11.

The new Outlook for Windows is a web-based app that looks a lot like the Outlook web app for Microsoft 365 commercial customers. In many ways, however, it can feel like a downgrade compared to the classic Outlook app. The new Outlook currently doesn’t support on-premises Exchange accounts, it has limited offline support, and power-user features like COM add-ins aren’t supported. You can find a detailed list of available and upcoming features on this support page.

While the new Outlook for Windows app remains a work in progress, it will eventually replace the classic Outlook app, which Microsoft plans to support until 2029. The new Outlook has already replaced the UWP-based Mail and Calendar on Windows 10, which Microsoft shut down on December 31.