“Try the New Outlook” Toggle in Windows 11 Mail App to Switch to New Outlook App

UPDATE (June 12, 2023): A new notification or flyout has been added to “Try the New Outlook” toggle option in Mail app which promotes the new Outlook app for Windows.

Original Article posted on March 13, 2023:

Microsoft has started promoting and pushing the upcoming Outlook app to Windows 11 operating system. The stock or built-in Mail app is showing a new “Try the New Outlook” toggle button to install the new Outlook app.

I use the default Mail app to check my emails in my Windows 11 device. Yesterday, when I opened the Mail app, I noticed the new “Try the New Outlook” toggle button added to the top-right corner of Mail app window.

Following screenshot shows the new toggle button showing in Mail app:

The “Try the New Outlook” toggle option is showing on the Reading Pane toolbar in the Mail app.

When I clicked on the toggle button, it automatically downloaded and installed the Preview version of upcoming Outlook app in my Windows 11 device. The whole process was done in background. The Mail app was just showing the circular progress animation icon to let me know that the app is doing something i.e. upgrading to the new Outlook app.

After a few minutes, the Mail app automatically closed and the new Outlook app launched on my computer screen. It asked to add my email account and after a few minutes, the new Outlook app was running in my computer system.

The new Outlook app is actually a web-based version of Outlook homepage. In other words, it’s a PWA (Progressive Web App) which works like a placeholder for the main Outlook.com website.

Microsoft is working on this new Outlook app since many months and now it seems the app is going to release to public very soon. Since Microsoft has started rolling out the Preview version of Outlook app to Mail app users, it might be possible that the final Outlook app releases to public in coming days.

The new Outlook app will be free to all. At the moment, it’s under development and testing phase and lacks a few features such as limited to Microsoft Accounts only.

Since it’s a PWA app, the interface or UI is similar to the main Outlook.com account page. You get same ribbon toolbar, ads, etc.

Fortunately, there is a toggle button “New Outlook” given on the new Outlook app to revert or restore the old Mail app.

If you haven’t received the invitation to try the new Outlook app but want to test it, you can manually download and install the app in Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices from Microsoft Store page.

Here is our exclusive article about the upcoming Outlook app for Windows:

Download New Outlook App for Windows 10 and Windows 11

Have you also received the new toggle button to upgrade and test the new Outlook app? What do you think about the new Outlook app? Feel free to share your opinion and feedback about the new Outlook app in comments section.

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