Microsoft is replacing Windows Mail and Calendar with the new Outlook app

Microsoft will retire Windows Mail and Calendar in 2024, encouraging users to try the new Outlook app, which comes pre-installed on new Windows 11 devices and has been enhanced with advanced artificial intelligence.

According to Hoshio, Microsoft has started notifying its consumers and enterprise customers that the Windows Mail and Calendar programs will be retired in 2024 and they should start testing the new Outlook program. New devices running Windows 11 that will be released starting in 2024 will have the new Outlook software as the default and pre-installed application. However, users will still have access to the email and calendar apps until the end of 2024 and can download them until the end of the year.

To try the new Outlook program, click on the switch button in the upper right corner of Windows Mail so that the process of installing and importing your email settings from the Mail program to the new Outlook program is done automatically without the need for additional steps.

Originally developed for Windows 10, Windows Mail and Calendar are built-in Windows applications that provide an easy-to-use interface for retrieving email, scheduling events, activities, and appointments. To test the new Outlook app, click the switch button in the upper-right corner of Windows Mail to automatically install and import your email settings from the Mail app.

In addition, the company said that users can write better emails with advanced artificial intelligence built into the new Outlook for Windows, and this feature will help them; Express your messages more effectively, offering users clearer language while being able to automatically correct errors for them. According to Microsoft, users will get the new Outlook app for free, as they will not need to pay any subscription fees.

The new app also has a feature that reminds users to follow up on important conversations. Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced the cost of its AI-powered Copilot for the Microsoft 365, which will cost $30 per user per month for business accounts.

According to the company, Microsoft 365 Copilot is a software program designed with a strong emphasis on security, privacy, identity, compliance and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Microsoft is confident that this approach makes Copilot suitable for use at the enterprise level, and large organizations can use it as a tool to improve their work processes.