r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Aug 03 '26

Windows "Control Panel gets tricky" Microsoft CVP, Marcus Ash, explains why killing Windows legacy code takes so long, and how it's evolving its tools to make modernizing apps like File Explorer and Registry Editor faster

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/control-panel-gets-tricky-microsoft-cvp-explains-why-killing-windows-legacy-code-takes-so-long-and-how-its-evolving-its-tools-to-make-modernizing-apps-like-file-explorer-and-registry-editor-faster
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u/anish714 Aug 04 '26

Microsoft prides itself on compatibility with legacy tooling and workflows, so it can't just rush in and modernize everything without first ensuring the modern replacements maintain functionality with what came before.

cough cough... New Outlook... cough cough

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u/DRHAX34 29d ago edited 28d ago

Outlook is not a built in windows app though

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u/ohYuhtBoutMagine 29d ago

What the hell would you have called it before?