
This is because Outlook is a “classic” Windows app and Live Tiles are only supported for “modern” Start Screen apps. None of the versions of Outlook (not even Outlook 2013) offer Live Tile support in the Start Screen of Windows 8. It is highly recommended to stop using these versions anyway as they no longer offer sufficient protection in the current email environment (on any version of Windows for that matter). It could also be that later updates to Windows 8 could introduce (more) issues still as these are not tested against these versions.Īs Outlook 2003 and previous also rely on Internet Explorer functionality, that too could introduce new issues.įor Outlook 2002/XP and Outlook 2000, you’ll run into the same issues as on Windows Vista and Windows 7. This means that you could run into compatibility issues such as error messages and loss of functionality which Microsoft won’t specifically address. If you are still using Outlook 2003 or previous, you can still install it on Windows 8 but it is not officially supported. Note 2: Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, each time that Windows 8 is mentioned in this article, it also applies to Windows 8.1. Outlook, Windows RT and the Surface tablet Note 1: For Outlook support on Windows RT see:

The following versions of Outlook are officially supported on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit):īusiness Contact Manager (BCM) for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 are also supported.Īfter installing Outlook, don't start it immediately but use Windows Update first to install the latest Service Pack and updates.

When I upgrade to Windows 8.1, which versions of Outlook are supported on it?
