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A very dangerous behavior in the new outlook is that hoving the mouse pointer over a hyperlink in an email no longer displays the actual URL of the link.
Seeing the true URL is the #1 way people can avoid getting email scammed. Removing this tool is inviting people to get defrauded. This should not be a default behavior and I cannot see how to resolve this.
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
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I couldnt agree more. There is no way we can allow our user base to use the new Outlook client with this major security risk
I'm appalled at this point. This hyperlink issue along with ads to truely fraudulent content pushed me to finally stop using outlook. I moved to Thunderbird and have got it functioning mostly the way I want.
An update would be really appreciated.
But hey, it's actually not needed , like the taskbar in windows 8.
Still no updates on this at all???
unbelievable that this was missed in Microsoft testing. For years we have told users to hover over the link to see the URL so they dont click junk and now they cant.
Diane, if you're still reading this can we get an update?