Windows 10: Windows 10’s People app is here to stay, but it’s getting a new home

After Print 3D and other creative apps, you can now add People app to the list of apps that were never used. Microsoft is planning to kill off Windows 10’s dedicated People app next year, but you can still access your contacts as long as they’re synced to the cloud storage.

In the latest preview builds of Windows 10, Microsoft has quietly removed the People app, which normally lives in the Start Menu.

This suggests that the People app is no longer being developed and it will be removed in the next feature update for Windows 10. However, your contacts will live on within the operating system and you can still manage your contacts from the Mail and Calendar apps by clicking on the “People” button.

Microsoft usually removes features from Windows 10 that weren’t being widely used. Last year, Microsoft also killed off the taskbar-based My People feature, which allowed users to quickly contact friends or family members using email and Skype.

In this case, it appears that Microsoft decided to hide People app in the Start Menu after they observed more launches of the app from the Mail and Calendar programs.



As you can see in the above screenshot, Windows Calendar app comes with a dedicated button to launch the People app. If you click on the People app button, you can still access all your contacts synced to the email accounts.



However, you can no longer access the same People app if you search for it in Start Menu and Windows Search.

Microsoft will begin hiding the People app in a future version of Windows 10, which is expected to arrive in the second half of 2021.

Windows 10 People app was introduced along with Mail and Calendar apps to help you organize your contacts. In the People app, you can find your actual contact, but the accuracy depends on where you store your contacts in the cloud.

It’s safe to assume that Microsoft will not create another People app. Instead, the company will offer the same functionality via its inbox apps, starting with Mail and Calendar.

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Mail app will not open on 10041.

Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it.

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)

 

Where can i get People app?

Hi Dale,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am sorry to know that you are facing issues with Windows 10.

I suggest you to find it in all apps and pin to task bar.

Please follow the steps below:

• 
  Left click on Windows Icon (Start button located in the bottom left corner).
  
• 
  Click on All apps.
  
• 
  Scroll down and right click on
  People app.
  
• 
  Click on pin to task bar.
  

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

 

People app not launcing in Windows 10

Hi kenpacker,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I understand your concern and I’ll be glad to assist you. Appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I would suggest you to run the app troubleshooter and check

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/run-the-troubleshooter-for-windows-apps

IF the issue persists then there might be a chance that the People app may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install People from the Store (green tile)

I hope this post is helpful. Get back to us with the results. We are happy to help.