https://vonian.net/blog Short technical pieces about Outlook, the move to New Outlook, and filing email at work, from the people building ClickSort. en Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:19:54 GMT 2026-09-27T00:19:54Z en https://vonian.net/blog/whats-missing-in-new-outlook <p>Microsoft is moving Outlook for Windows users to New Outlook in stages. In the first stage, users choose to try it; in the second, New Outlook is on by default and users can still switch back; in the last, called cutover, they cannot. Microsoft says administrators get at least 12 months' notice before each of the later stages, and that existing installations of classic Outlook will continue to be supported until at least 2029 (<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/outlook/get-started/guide-product-availability">Microsoft Learn: stages of migration</a>). Nobody has to switch this week, but the direction is settled.</p> <p>Microsoft is moving Outlook for Windows users to New Outlook in stages. In the first stage, users choose to try it; in the second, New Outlook is on by default and users can still switch back; in the last, called cutover, they cannot. Microsoft says administrators get at least 12 months' notice before each of the later stages, and that existing installations of classic Outlook will continue to be supported until at least 2029 (<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/outlook/get-started/guide-product-availability">Microsoft Learn: stages of migration</a>). Nobody has to switch this week, but the direction is settled.</p> <img src="https://track-ap1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=443535466&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fvonian.net%2Fblog%2Fwhats-missing-in-new-outlook&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fvonian.net%252Fblog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:18:29 GMT https://vonian.net/blog/whats-missing-in-new-outlook 2026-09-27T00:18:29Z Vonian