Microsoft is ending support for its Mail and Calendar apps for Windows 11, as it moves to make the new online and free Outlook its only mail option.

Once the apps reach end of support later this year, Microsoft warns that users who haven’t moved to the new Outlook app “will no longer be able to send and receive email using Windows Mail and Calendar.

Microsoft may revive the Windows People app as a web app centered around Outlook.com on Windows 11 for Microsoft 365.

If you're still using either of these apps, you'll need to switch to the new Outlook or find alternatives soon.

It's time to ditch your Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps if you use them. Microsoft is no longer supporting the Mail, Calendar, and People apps on Windows 11. Collectively, these apps offer functionalities found in the more streamlined,

Microsoft will discontinue the built-in Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 11 after December 31, 2024, urging users to switch to the web-based Outlook app instead.