Microsoft Outlook has received several updates recently, including a redesigned app and integration with a new Microsoft To Do app. We also recently covered a host of email contact-management updates and today can bring you news of a further update in this manner. It looks like Microsoft is working on an update for Outlook that will automatically remove all duplicated contacts from your address book.
Recently we reported on a Windows 11 update that was designed to make brute force attacks, which see scammers setting up algorithms to methodically check every password combination possible until they get the right one, much harder to pull off. Unfortunately, the reasoning behind that move has become even more apparent as the software giant has released details about a rise in password spray attacks, a particular type of brute force attack, against Microsoft Outlook users. Here is what you need to know.
As the default email client of the Microsoft 365 productivity suite, Outlook is one of the most popular email apps, particularly among business and enterprise users. A set of new and updated contact-management features will therefore be useful to many users. Let’s take a look at what you need to know.
Why move forward when it’s more fun to go backward? Microsoft seems to be looking to the past with the latest Outlook update. There will be new additions to the ribbons, which are on the main menu. You’ll be able to switch between classic and simplified views, the former presenting the retro appearance for emails. We’re not sure if it will also make changes to meetings and the calendar.
The Microsoft To Do app is designed to help you focus on the tasks at hand as well as help you rack basic lists and projects in your life such as what you need to buy the next time you go grocery shopping. As when we are working many of the tasks that we need to add to our To Do lists come from emails from managers and colleagues, Microsoft has today announced that it is integrating the To Do app directly into Outlook. Here is what you need to know.
Microsoft has recently launched Outlook Lite, which is a more barebones version of its flagship email app, designed for use on lower-resource devices. Unfortunately for the software giant, however, customers have been reporting a bug in the full version of Outlook that has been causing it to freeze and crash. Let’s take a look at what Microsoft is doing about the issue.
Microsoft Outlook has been offering two distinct experiences to users of its desktop app and users of its web-based service for a while now. That looks set to change, however, as Microsoft has released details of a beta version of the new Outlook for Windows app that will make the desktop app a lot more like the web-based version.