About this tag
The outlook contacts tag covers Microsoft’s new Outlook for Windows feature that provides read-only access to contacts stored in PST files for Government Community Cloud users. Tagged coverage explains how users can browse historical contact records without importing or rewriting them, while also highlighting important limits. The feature is not a full replacement for classic Outlook’s mature PST tools and does not necessarily provide an editable working address book. Readers can use this information to understand the difference between viewing archived contacts, editing contact data, and moving records into a supported Microsoft 365 mailbox.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    New Outlook GCC Gains Read-Only PST Contact Access

    Microsoft has launched read-only access to contacts stored inside Outlook Data Files, or .pst files, in the new Outlook for Windows for Government Community Cloud users, with general availability dated September 2025 under Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 485756 and the status now marked Launched. The...