Outlook search bar moved to the title!?

It worked few hours back. But it's the registry "fix" mentioned here already. It does place the search field back but it is unknown what happens when there is an update.

@meegjaZT any chance you have a link to it? For some reason i can’t find it in this mile-long thread.  I thought i tried all the registry fixes before, maybe missed some.  Don’t mind doing it over after MSFT updates - ill do whatever to get my search back.  Thx!!

Well, you and me both then: for the life of me I can't find it anymore. But indeed: (too) many registry fixes around to repair broken (Microsoft calls it updated) stuff.

Well, *finally" a Microsoft reaction on the whole issue. I am going to look for a replacement for Office 365.

I normally am calm and and respectful, but now ... <removed> Microsoft!

From https://outlook.uservoice.com/forums/322590-outlook-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/39046513-search-at-the-top-option

Suggestion denied.

Outlook heeft gereageerd  ·  3 juli 2020

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback through UserVoice, Coming Soon, in product feedback, and on related blog posts.

 

We investigated adding an option to support search in the old location. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot support making the search box location configurable. Future Microsoft Search updates are incompatible with the old location. There is also significant risk in maintaining the old search component due to increased complexity that leads to a higher rate of bugs. As one of the most used controls in Outlook making sure that we provide a stable and reliable search experience is one of our top priorities.

 

While it won’t address the feedback of having the search box in a new location, we do have fixes coming soon to address specific feedback about the new control. The first fix to arrive will be adding back the right click Copy\Paste menu. After that we have a fix coming to make changing scope easier by adding a more prominent scope changing control. You can read more details about these fixes in our blog post.

While our search success data is showing that the majority of users are having more success with the new search experience, we understand that moving the search box is a big change that can be disruptive. From the product team, thank you for your patience as we continue to learn how to make Outlook changes easier going forward and continue to work on improving the search experience.