The source said that Microsoft forced the automatic installation of the new version of Outlook application for Win11 Beta channel users.

CTOnews.com, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) Microsoft began testing a new version of Outlook for Windows in 2022 to replace previous applications such as email and Calendar. The new version of Outlook will be launched in public testing this year, and Microsoft has "repeatedly planned" to promote the transition between new and old versions.

CTOnews.com reported earlier that the new Outlook app needs to subscribe to Microsoft 365 or Office 365 services to use and is based on PWA (the new Outlook app is encapsulated on the web, not native), which has caused some dissatisfaction among users.

In the latest version of Windows 11, the Beta channel, Microsoft is pushing new Outlook applications to Windows Insiders. X platform user PhantomOcean3 noticed that his Windows 11 Beta channel version 22631.2338 (KB5030305) automatically installed the new Outlook after reboot.

In response to the post released by ▲ source PhantomOcean3 on the X platform, Brandon LeBlanc, senior project manager of the Windows Insider program, said it was intentional by Microsoft.

According to a post released by ▲ source Brandon LeBlanc on the X platform, Microsoft began testing the new Outlook app in September last year, which integrates the mail, calendar and address book functions of the current Windows, similar to the Hub design of "all information in one place" in the early Windows 8 era, but with more emphasis on functionality. Microsoft plans to completely stop supporting mail and calendar applications by the end of 2024.