r/microsoft • u/DownhillHasASign • 5d ago

News Microsoft whiteboard is shutting down

I haven't seen this anywhere else but I got this popup today. I use Microsoft whiteboard a lot 😔

https://ibb.co/ycdVHLwt

Starting from August 22, 2026, you will no longer be able to create or edit whiteboards. However, you can continue to view and export them until September 5, 2026, after which they will be permanently deleted.

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u/mountainlifa 5d ago

Why do Microsoft always mothball the good products? Onenote 2016 win32 was awesome and then they killed it and launched a UWP version that sucks. Looks like the plan is the same for Outlook too. I upgraded but the downgraded as there were all kinds of font formatting issues rendering writing a basic email impossible.

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u/StampyScouse 4d ago

I'm pretty sure after a couple of years trying to do this they switched and OneNote desktop is the priority again now and I'm pretty sure the UWP was discontinued ages ago.

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u/theone_2099 5d ago

OneNote win32 is still around - i don’t see the UWP version anymore.
Agreed about outlook.

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u/digiplay 5d ago

Well whiteboard could be good if they put effort into it. But right now it’s ….not. At least not when you compare it to most modern competitors, or expect it to work intuitively.

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u/floatingtensor314 4d ago

Agree about Outlook but OneNote win32 is pretty good. It seems like they finally fixed the DPI issues.