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Microsoft renames menus and retires features constantly, and sometimes a published guide turns out to be wrong. When that happens, the article is fixed and the correction is recorded here — newest first, with what the guide used to say. Review dates track edits; this page tracks only things the site previously said that were not true.
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18 corrections across 14 articles so far.
- 3 August 2026 — Understanding the Missing Features in "New" Outlook: This said new Outlook cannot handle PST files. Export shipped in mid-2025 and import during 2026, so the migration advice that followed from it was out of date. Opening a PST still needs Classic Outlook installed at a matching architecture.
- 3 August 2026 — Understanding Outlook Versions — Classic vs. New vs. Web: This said new Outlook cannot handle PST files. Export shipped in mid-2025 and import during 2026, so the migration advice that followed from it was out of date. Opening a PST still needs Classic Outlook installed at a matching architecture.
- 3 August 2026 — Understanding Outlook Versions — Classic vs. New vs. Web: Quick Steps was described as Classic-only. It is available in new Outlook for work and school accounts, but not for shared mailboxes, and it does not transfer across from Classic.
- 3 August 2026 — Understanding Microsoft Viva Insights: Can My Boss See My Activity?: This was written around the Cortana Briefing and Digest emails, both of which have been discontinued. Viva Insights now lives in its Teams and Outlook app.
- 3 August 2026 — Understanding How to Set Up Your Home Office IT: The Teams settings path was wrong. Settings is reached through Settings and more (...) next to your profile picture, not by clicking the profile picture itself.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Use Microsoft Copilot in Windows: This described Copilot as a sidebar opened with Win+C. That sidebar was retired; Win+C opens the Copilot app in its own window. The instruction to change a Windows setting by typing 'Turn on dark mode' was also wrong — Copilot points you at the Settings page instead of changing it.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Switch Between New Outlook and Classic Outlook on Windows: This said new Outlook cannot handle PST files. Export shipped in mid-2025 and import during 2026, so the migration advice that followed from it was out of date. Opening a PST still needs Classic Outlook installed at a matching architecture.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Switch Between New Outlook and Classic Outlook on Windows: The guide used one toggle label for both directions. The label depends on which version is open: Classic Outlook shows a "Try the new Outlook" toggle, and New Outlook offers a switch-back-to-classic option instead.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Manage Startup Apps in Windows 11: Skype was listed as a typical startup app to disable. Skype for consumers has been retired.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Make and Answer Phone Calls in Teams: The Teams settings path was wrong. Settings is reached through Settings and more (...) next to your profile picture, not by clicking the profile picture itself.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Fix Echo, Feedback, or Background Noise in Microsoft Teams Meetings: The Teams settings path was wrong. Settings is reached through Settings and more (...) next to your profile picture, not by clicking the profile picture itself.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Fix Camera Not Working in Microsoft Teams: The Teams settings path was wrong. Settings is reached through Settings and more (...) next to your profile picture, not by clicking the profile picture itself.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Fix Camera Not Working in Microsoft Teams: Skype and FaceTime were given as apps to test your camera in. Skype for consumers has been retired and FaceTime is not available on Windows.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Fix Audio Not Working in Microsoft Teams: The Teams settings path was wrong. Settings is reached through Settings and more (...) next to your profile picture, not by clicking the profile picture itself.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Fix a Slow Startup on Windows 11: Skype was listed as a typical startup app to disable. Skype for consumers has been retired.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Customize the New Outlook for Windows: This said new Outlook cannot handle PST files. Export shipped in mid-2025 and import during 2026, so the migration advice that followed from it was out of date. Opening a PST still needs Classic Outlook installed at a matching architecture.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Customize the New Outlook for Windows: Quick Steps was described as restored in 2025. Support is partial: work and school accounts only, no shared mailboxes, and settings do not transfer from Classic.
- 3 August 2026 — How to Choose a Webcam for Work Video Calls: The Teams settings path was wrong. Settings is reached through Settings and more (...) next to your profile picture, not by clicking the profile picture itself.