Release notes for Outlook for Windows (new) Targeted Release

Outlook for Windows (new) is updated regularly to provide new features, performance improvements, bug fixes, and security updates. These release notes provide more information about those changes.

These release notes are for audiences in the Targeted Release ring.

April 24, 2026

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

April 17, 2026

  • You can now arrange calendars alphabetically by name from the context menu in the calendar picker.
  • Conditional formatting now includes additional conditions and formatting options in Settings.

April 10, 2026

  • Copilot: Get help writing and revising emails with Copilot in chat. Click Help me write or Help me reply in an email draft to get started.
  • Outlook now syncs your email in the background even when the app is closed. To change this, go to Settings > General > Offline and disable the option.
  • You can now undo pin and unpin actions on emails.

April 3, 2026

  • When editing a table in compose, you can now select an entire row or column using controls at the top and side of the table.

March 27, 2026

  • Inbox rules now support additional actions including permanent delete, clear categories, and flag management.
  • Outlook now requires additional verification when creating email forwarding rules for personal accounts.
  • You can now use categories as conditions when creating inbox rules.

March 20, 2026

  • Meeting templates: You can now create personal meeting templates and access templates set by your IT admin from the New Event dropdown in Calendar.
  • You can now import email from PST files in Settings > Files > Import.
  • Newsletters: Outlook now displays a warning when you add external email recipients to a newsletter.

March 13, 2026

  • You can now copy a shortened Teams meeting URL from the Copy Link context menu.

March 6, 2026

  • DLP Warn dialog: The Data Loss Prevention (DLP) warn dialog now includes justification, false positive reporting, and acknowledgment fields, aligning with the Outlook for Windows (classic) experience.
  • Time zone display names are now daylight saving time (DST)-aware and show the appropriate standard or daylight time name based on the time of year.
  • You can now assign multiple categories to calendar events and email messages simultaneously using the context menu or ribbon.
  • Administrators can now configure customized dialog notifications for users in New Outlook.

February 27, 2026

Note

Starting this week, release notes for features and fixes that simultaneously ship to Targeted Release and Standard Release will appear in this list. (Previously, the Targeted Release release notes included only unique items that did not reach Standard Release.)

  • A new content picker pane lets you insert images, stickers, and emojis when composing a message.
  • When you share a folder, Outlook now checks if the recipient needs access to the parent folder and prompts you to share it when necessary.
  • The emoji picker (shown when you type ":") has an updated design.
  • An informational banner now appears when you navigate from an encrypted email to a nonencrypted email.
  • A hover button is now available on group headers in your message list for quick access to group actions.
  • The Share to Teams button is now hidden from the ribbon and menu when your admin disables this feature.

February 20, 2026

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

February 13, 2026

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

February 6, 2026

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

January 23, 2026

  • Rules: Improvements to user experience of the progress bar while rules are running.
  • When you share a folder, there's now a check to verify if the recipient has or needs access to the parent folder.
  • Expand and collapse folders when moving emails.

January 9, 2026

Note

Version numbers are no longer included in release notes. Features in these notes roll out to all versions automatically. Release notes for Targeted Release ring will only be updated when a feature rolls out to Targeted Release and not Standard Release - otherwise refer to Standard Release ring release notes.

December 12, 2025

Version: 20251205004.10

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

December 5, 2025

Version: 20251128003.09

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

November 21, 2025

Version: 20251114001.19

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

November 14, 2025

Version: 20251031008.24

  • Offline: add attachments when composing emails offline.

November 7, 2025

Version: 20251031008.17

  • New search folder types, including the ability to restrict to specific folders.

October 31, 2025

Version: 20251024006.11

  • Drop-down option in the notification pane to choose which account's notifications to display.

October 24, 2025

Version: 20251017002.15

  • Various fixes to functionality and performance.

October 17, 2025

Version: 20251010001.15

  • New app icon.

October 10, 2025

Version: 20251002060.13

  • Address book experience updates: Click To while adding recipients to an email for easier searching and viewing contact details.

October 3, 2025

Version: 20250926009.05

  • Calendar: Copy, cut, and paste events to different times.

September 26, 2025

Version: 20250918044.05

  • Create and save email templates.
  • File tab in ribbon.
  • Calendar: Replace quick compose pop-up with inline appointment creation.

September 12, 2025

Version: 20250829003.07

  • People hub improvements: Streamlined contacts interface with single view of each person, automatically linking duplicates and enriching them with organizational profiles.

September 5, 2025

Version: 20250829003.06

  • Online archive for shared mailboxes: Access online archive for shared mailboxes.

August 29, 2025

Version: 20250815005.24

  • Drag and drop files between accounts as attachments: If allowed within your organization, or for consumer accounts, drag and drop files between accounts as attachments.
  • PST: Forward emails in a PST file as attachment.
  • PST: People contacts (read-only): Access existing contacts in a PST.
  • File tab in the ribbon: By popular request, a familiar place to have easy access to commands like open, export, save, and account info.

August 22, 2025

Version: 20250815005.12

  • Grid navigation in Month view: Navigate the calendar with keyboard arrows in Month view.
  • PST: Contacts (read only): Access existing contacts in a PST file.

August 8, 2025

Version: 20250801002.10

  • PST calendar items: Read-only view of calendar items in PST files.

August 1, 2025

Version: 20250725003.04

  • Auto-export to PST: Option to set a recurring export of a mailbox to PST file.
  • Read calendar content in a PST file: Open events from a PST calendar.

July 11, 2025

Version: 20250704003.06

  • Custom sounds for notifications: In your Notification settings, add a custom sound for your mail notifications, mail reactions, and calendar reminders.

June 20, 2025

Version: 20250613016.10

  • Open attachments while offline: We're adding more functionality to offline mode in new Outlook for Windows. You're now able to open and save attachments from your email without an internet connection.
  • Shared mailboxes as accounts: Shared mailboxes can be added as Accounts in the new Outlook for Windows. The Shared Mailbox appears at the Account Level in the Folder list. Access to the Shared Mailbox requires the user's credentials and associated permissions.

June 13, 2025

Version: 20250606009.12

  • Find Text when reading email on Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows: The ability to find text when reading email on Outlook is supported. This feature bears resemblance to F4 on Outlook for Windows, or Ctrl+F in other apps.
  • Auto-export mailbox to PST file: With the latest update to the new Outlook for Windows, users can now schedule exports of either their entire mailbox—including emails, calendars, and contacts—or specific folders to a .pst file (also known as an Outlook Data File). Future releases of new Outlook expand the support for .pst file capabilities.
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