However, if you are insistent on using Outlook Express, then there is a workaround. It's an outdated client and has been superseded by superior ones, which we'll detail later. In earlier versions of Windows OS, it was included with Internet Explorer 3 through 6 and Outlook Express 6 was shipped with Windows XP. We advise that you stop using Outlook Express. Microsoft Outlook Express is one of the fastest and easiest email clients to send/ receive emails, keep calendars up to date and manage personal tasks. The fact that Microsoft is controlling what programs you may run, through the use of forced automatic updates, is a controversial one, but it's unlikely to change. Microsoft is so adamant about it that Windows 10 will automatically uninstall the program from your system every time it performs a major update. Microsoft no longer supports Microsoft Outlook Express and hasn't done so for over a decade. If you're still holding onto Outlook Express or have made the switch to a different client, please let us know in the comments below.
Confusing, right? Here we walk through how to use either Windows Mail or Outlook as your alternatives, but first you might want to check out our guide to Microsoft's email services to get your head around it all. The successor to Outlook Express is now Windows Mail, though at one point it was also called Windows Live Mail.
However, we don't recommend trying that because Microsoft will actively remove Outlook Express from your system if discovered.
Microsoft officially discontinued the product with the launch of Vista, though you can still run it with some workarounds. Microsoft Outlook Express is a basic email client that came bundled with versions of Windows from 98 to Server 2003.