Microsoft is continuing to look to banner advertising as a way to monetize Windows. But it seems Windows 10's built-in Mail and Calendar apps are unlikely to be the next place these ads show up.

Users of three older Microsoft apps will soon have to get ready for a changeover. As the company announced in a support document, the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps will no longer be ...

The ads display as a banner about the same size as other menu items in both the Calendar and Mail apps. They advertise Outlook’s “premium” features and the Outlook mobile app.

Microsoft is trying to get more users to try the new Outlook app for Windows using a pop-up notification indicating that the Windows Mail and Calendar are becoming the new Outlook for Windows.

Microsoft, however, denied that it’s changing its stance on Outlook calendar subscriptions. “The ability to add calendars to view all events in one’s life is an important scenario for our ...

Microsoft is moving users of Windows 11’s Mail and Calendar apps to the new Outlook for Windows app. Existing users have until December 31st to move apps.

A newly updated post in the Microsoft 365 Message Center now says the company could possibly change its plans for replacing its Mail and Calendar app with the new Outlook app in September 2024.

In the official Microsoft 365 Blog, the company announced a new Calendar app for Windows 11, the latest Microsoft 365 Companion. This app joins the recently launched People and File Search mini-apps .