Top 8 New Outlook Issues

[callthatgirl]

This is the short list. I thought I'd have no work in 2029, I think I might have MORE work than I thought

1. Microsoft Exchange -If you have a Basic account, you might need to upgrade to get the accounts connected. Exchange plan 1 or business standard (recommended for full 365 use)
2. PST cannot be viewed without an Office subscription (365 Family/Personal I have seen the most)
3. New Outlook crashing and closing immediately after launching. I have a blog coming soon about that, will post here when finished
4. 365 Family/Personal accounts - If you have your personal email from another account type such as earthlink, comcast, gmail, etc and your Microsoft login is the same, you might have issues setting up email. I would highly recommend changing your Microsoft login to be something new with outlook.com. This happens due to when you setup your Windows 11/10 computer. You most likely put in your personal email and that then created you a Microsoft personal login with the same email. There are other ways to disconnect this but as most folks have their OneDrive setup, I don't recommend it unless a skilled Microsoft technician helps you (this is work I do btw)
5. iCloud -Might not be able to connect if your iCloud email is the same as any Microsoft account. This is common for home users to have many accounts with the same email. You can create an alias for Apple to bypass this or use your original iCloud.com account
6. Gmail logging you out due to their security upgrades
7. App passwords are required for many email account types now
8. I'm hearing reports of email in folders not synching with their home servers. As there is nothing to configure and as it's a program that is connected to your server, you can remove the account and add back in

 

[NETWizz]

#2 is crazy.

Anyway, you seem to be the only person excited about the new Outlook. I am still using the Old classic one... albeit with a G5 M365 tenant and whatever classic build they provide with the Office subscription.

 

[carmen617]

#2 is crazy.

Anyway, you seem to be the only person excited about the new Outlook. I am still using the Old classic one... albeit with a G5 M365 tenant and whatever classic build they provide with the Office subscription.

#2 is probably because Outlook Classic is a premium product and you have to own a Microsoft 365 subscription or a Business version of Office in order to use it. Will PSTs work if you have Office Business 2024, or whatever they are calling it? Are there any other differences between the New Outlook used when you have a Microsoft 365 subscription and the New Outlook if you don't have one?

I am definitely more interested in it than I was originally, primarily for the ease of integration with Gmail calendars and contacts. Right now I am running Outlook Classic and New Outlook at the same time. Can't really say I like it better, but it's improving, and it's certainly a hell of a lot better than that awful Windows Mail.

 

[callthatgirl]

@NETWizz "Anyway, you seem to be the only person excited about the new Outlook"

I have two choices here. As Outlook is my primary work source (that leads to other work), I can hate and wait until New Outlook and know nothing about it.

Or be a leader of the shift, continue learning,advancing my skills and have a game plan for the future. And have some new toys to play with

I'm not excited about using it, but you all know I love marketing and this is also giving me that big project I have been needing for awhile, so it's a win win.

 

[NETWizz]

You are doing the right thing. I am just with the Government, and we are slow. Even if there is an easy solution to change, I am sure we would make it hard. Heck, we even have different SKU numbers for everything we buy having TAA in the contract and vendors charging us more for the same products.

 

[callthatgirl]

@NETWizz I worked for NMCI in the 2000's, Luckily we could go fast as a DOD contractor lol, they were slow approving. We also covered the FAA helpdesk and those folks were amazing to work with.