Microsoft is experiencing a series of controversies which can have harmful consequences and cause it to lose user confidence; just when you really need it, because you want to convince them to upgrade to Windows 11 and abandon Windows 10 before official support ends. Today, users received another blow from Microsoft, as two of their favorite apps suddenly stopped working.
We are talking about Email and calendar appswhich was pre-installed on all Windows 11 computers as the default option for managing our emails, appointments and events; This made them very popular among users who did not want to find and install an application dedicated to these tasks. Although Mail and Calendar aren't the best apps of their type, they are competent and their simple operation and interface have earned them many fans.
Unfortunately, since January 1, users who have tried to continue using these apps have found that they stopped working; Worst of all, Windows 11 refuses to start these applications and automatically opens the new Outlook application, which was forcibly installed and which will soon also be installed on Windows 10 computers without express user permission (another of Microsoft's above). controversies).
In Microsoft's defense, it must be said that the company already announced a long time ago that it was going to end support for Windows 11 Mail and Calendar applications as of December 31, 2024; Additionally, users have encountered messages in recent months informing them of the change and helping them prepare. However, normally when Microsoft says “end of support”, it does not mean that applications will stop working; For example, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, but the system will continue to work beyond that date.
In a somewhat strange decision, Microsoft has decided to block the Mail and Calendar applicationsalthough they worked perfectly on December 31; so even though we installed them we can't use them. Although users have searched for methods to start applications, Microsoft has updated Windows 11 to recognize applications and block them from running, as if they were “viruses”.
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Microsoft's goal is simple: force users to use the new Outlook app; If we have it installed, it will start automatically if we try to use the Mail or Calendar app, and it will try to start migrating our data and emails. Users who uninstalled the Outlook app and tried to use the Mail app encountered an error message.
The new Outlook app has been harshly criticized by users for many reasons. Compared to the Mail application it replaces, it is more complicated but does not add new functions; In fact, users lack its capabilities and complain about its performance. However, the new Outlook application is currently Microsoft's priority, for its integration with Copilot AI that the company wants to encourage among users, in the hope that they will contract one of its subscription plans with Copilot.
