Outlook: Read-only access to contacts within a PST file in new Outlook for Windows Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (26 October 2026)
Status
Launched
Release month
September 2025
Release ring
General Availability
Products
Outlook
Cloud instances
GCC
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 18 March 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: September 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.