By Zak Doffman
Publication Date: 2026-01-21 10:56:00
Beware this Outlook update.
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Something is now very wrong in the house of Outlook. The email platform has taken a major hit from Microsoft’s latest Windows updates, which have also created a raft of others issues, most of which remain unfixed, leaving users adrift.
Microsoft admits that “Classic Outlook profiles with POP accounts and PSTs hang after Windows updates on January 13, 2026.” If you’re affected, you need to await a fix. “The Windows Team will be documenting fix guidance. We will update this topic with a link to the Windows guidance as soon as it is available.”
This is serious. As Neowin puts it, “Microsoft makes Outlook ‘completely unusable’ as Windows 11 25H2/24H2 update breaks it.” The website reports “random hangs and freezes, unsaved email progresses, and more.”
Microsoft says there are no easy ways around this….
