Outlook: Read-only access to contacts within a PST file in new Outlook for Windows Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (9 September 2026)
Status Launched
Release month August 2025
Release ring General Availability
Products Outlook
Cloud instances Worldwide
Platforms Desktop
Description
With this update of support for .pst files (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) in the new Outlook for Windows, users will be able to browse and read contacts within a .pst file. Future releases of new Outlook will expand the support for .pst file capabilities. #newoutlookforwindows #pstfilesupport.
Change history
Added to the roadmap 19 March 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: August 2025 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.