New Update January Windows 10 preview update force installs new Outlook

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Microsoft has started force-installing the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems for users who deploy this month's KB5050081 non-security preview update.

This was first announced on January 9 when Redmond revealed that its new email client would be automatically installed for all Windows 10 users installing the February Windows security updates.

The new Outlook will run alongside the classic Outlook app and will not modify user defaults or configurations.

"You now have the new Outlook for Windows app. A new app icon appears in the Apps section on the Start menu, near classic Outlook. There are no changes to any settings or defaults," Microsoft says in an advisory published this Tuesday.

"This will help simplify the transition to Windows 11 as Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025," the company added.

January Windows 10 preview update force installs new Outlook

Microsoft has started force-installing the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems for users who deploy this month's KB5050081 non-security preview update.

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