So I was basically on a site where the contact link was just a mailto:// ..email@domain. When I launch the mail app normally it forces the new outlook, which fun fact doesn't work for me because it can't install webview runtime or something like that, I know I'll be reseting my laptop... probably before 2026 and I blame the mac for my laziness. So yeah the app is still there, and if I write mailto://email@domain (not just mailto://) in the run window it still opens as usual with the compose window and I just tab a couple times to get to my mailboxes and it still works fine for the moment. I am very very frustrated how Microsoft is forcing the change that horrible way on everyone, but hope that this can help someone out there.
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Good grief, isn’t Metro mail…
Good grief, isn’t Metro mail from like, Windows 8?
I am not sure but mail and…
I am not sure but mail and calendar were very good apps on windows 10 and even 11 before this very brutal switch ms is imposing on everyone now with some privacy concerns because of the new protocol that basically gives microsoft access to mails from the provider you log in with, as far as I understand it.
Agreed. I actually liked the…
Agreed. I actually liked the Mail app in Windows 10, prior to all this web application nonsense.
Never mind, it stopped today.
Never mind, it stopped today.
Welcome to the dark side…
Welcome to the dark side of web app conformity.
Seriously
Microsoft needs to learn from Google. Some of Google's web apps come very close to matching a desktop app like experience.
Or, why emulate a desktop app. Why introduce all this mess of custom keyboard shortcuts, focus/browse-modes, when our screen-readers have gotten so good at navigate web-pages. Just have each email in list view marked with an HTML Heading or a link, we will jump through items using standard screen reader navigation keys. Only place where focus-mode is unavoidable is the Email compose box, as it involves text editing. But what do I know, even Gmail wants us to use focus mode and remember it's own keyboard shortcuts these days.