Microsoft announced last year that it would be retiring the Windows Mail & Calendar apps in favor of the new Outlook at the end of 2024. As of January 1, these apps are no longer functional and will refuse to send or receive any more emails.

Designed to replace the current Mail and Calendar apps, the new Outlook can only be removed after it's been installed.

Microsoft will automatically install its new Outlook client on Windows 10 PCs with next month’s Patch Tuesday update.

The new Outlook will be automatically delivered to all computers running Windows 10. It is the same version of the program already installed in Windows 11, provided users continually download all updates.

For several months now, Microsoft has been urging Windows users to switch over to the new Outlook app, with classic Outlook recently getting an official “death date”. Many aren’t happy about this, holding off on jumping ship as long as they can — but the clock is ticking down.