Microsoft is planning to no longer support the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The software giant has been moving existing users of these apps over to the new Outlook for Windows app in recent months, and now it has set an end of support date for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps of December 31st.

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 supported once this year comes to a close. The classic Outlook ...

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