2025 may be the most controversial year for Microsoft in a long time; Not surprisingly, just a few months left for the end of Windows 10; Although some companies may choose to pay to continue receiving Windows 10 updates, this will not be an option for the vast majority of conventional users, who will be abandoned to their fate without official support.
In honor of Microsoft, it must launching security updates that solve problems in the system. However, the last update has not been well received by users, who have encountered a ‘surprise’ that they did not want to installed on their computer.
We talk about New outlookwhich is already being installed in a mandatory way in all Windows 10 computers, after having been installed by force in the equipment with Windows 11. It is a novelty that very few asked, and that is already causing confusion in networks in networks Social and communities such as Reddit, who do not explain why they have suddenly met Outlook installed on their Windows 10 computer without having done anything.
Microsoft confirmed at the beginning of last January the controversial decision to force the installation of the new Outlook app at Windows 10; Although initially offered a ‘grace period’, this is over and all the equipment that is connecting to the Internet is using Windows Update to download and install the mandatory update KB5051974 for Windows 10 21h2 and 22h2.
Microsoft has clarified that there is no way to disable this update, nor to avoid the installation of outlook, which will be carried out automatically and without the user having to (or can) do anything. Normally, receiving a free app should be a reason for joy, but that is not the case here; And we talk about an app that has been highly criticized since its initial launch in Windows 11, and that does not seem to have improved much over time.
Specifically, the main criticisms that Outlook has received have to do with performance, with users stating that it occupies too much RAM and is too slow in their Windows 10 teams that do not usually have the last ‘hardware’; They also complain about ‘bugs’ and failures, in addition to the presence of advertising and lack of characteristics associated with the Outlook brand.
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That is because, in reality, the new Outlook app is the substitute for the mail and calendar apps that were installed by default in Windows 11; In practice, it is the Outlook mail manager’s website but app -shapedand therefore, it is different from the original Outlook app that is included in Office and in Microsoft 365. Indeed, in a confusing way, Microsoft is using the same name for two different apps; In fact, the company has confirmed that the new Outlook app does not replace the original outlook app if we already had it installed, and that both can work at the same time, making it clear that they have nothing to do with each other.
The good news is that, although it is not possible to avoid the installation of the new Outlook app, at least It is possible to uninstall the app so that it does not occupy space. We just have to go into configuration, applications, and installed applications, where we will find the new outlook and we can uninstall.
