Windows 10: Reminder: Support is Ending for Windows Mail, Calendar, and People

Microsoft is reminding us that support for Windows Mail, Calendar, and People will end on December 31, 2024: The Future of Mail, Calendar, and People on Windows 11

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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)

 

Cortana Reminders in Calendar (Mail) Windows 10

Hello,

Thanks you for your response. I followed the steps you've indicates in your reply but, unfortunately, there is no specific "Calendar" item and hence no associated button to toggle on to off.

The Calendar App that I am using is also invoked from the Mail App in Windows 10 Home Version.

The problem is when I set a reminder using Cortana, it sets the event in the Calendar. But, there is no delete button to remove the reminder in the Calendar App. And, if the reminder is a series, you will see it indefinitely because you cannot remove it
from Calendar.

This happens only when I use Cortana to set reminders. If I would on know about this defect, I would never use Cortana to set reminders.

In Calendar, I can see all events from all the accounts I have set, including Cortana. If I select Cortana, I see events I can't remove. If I deselect Cortana, I don't see them any more.

Thanks again for your help.

 

Calendar, People and the Mail app are merging.. watch out and prepare.


Clearly I've made the same mistake as when I used Outlook Express and then Winmail. MS removed those- so I went 3rd party- Thunderbird. I used Cortana to remind me of events - MS tool that away. I've been using Calendar. Now MS is removing Calendar - or at least that's how I read this. I don't use Outlook. The clear message to me is- a. Don't rely on MS-provided apps b. Use the O/S as an O/S- and then 3rd party applications. I can't rely on MS for continuity- even in Win 10 near end of life.

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