If you're using a latest version of Windows and rely on Outlook.com for the messaging needs, then here's something that'll probably prove useful.

The latest Chrome 92 update (Microsoft Edge can also be sporting similar functionality in the latest version) allows users to configure Outlook.com because the default email handler when installing the state PWA within the browser.

Spotted by WBI, the brand new feature is run by a brand new implementation called URL Protocol handler registration for PWAs, which essentially implies that other PWAs may ultimately come with similar choices on systems where browsers packing such functionality are installed.

The feature works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Windows 11 just around the corner

If you enable Outlook.com because the default email app, after that you can alter the configuration from the settings app. In Windows 11, the settings app has gotten a redesign, just like the rest of the operating system, therefore being a little bit more straightforward.

Windows 11 may be the new operating-system that's just around the corner, with Microsoft projected to finalize its development at some point this month.

The rollout to production devices will start in early October.

The Mail app isn't getting a major facelift in Windows 11, and also to be truthful, I still think that alternatives like the fully featured Outlook app or Thunderbird are way more powerful on Windows devices.

For this reason counting on Outlook.com because the default mail handler could actually make sense for some, especially given an advanced email client still isn't offered included in the native Windows experience.

To use Outlook.com as the default email handler, just make sure you're running an up-to-date browser, so when you load the PWA, you need to see a notification at the top of the screen to let you enable this functionality in your device.