How to remove old Outlook after switching to New Outlook

Anonymous
2023-08-31T13:11:06+00:00

After changing to the New Outlook, my office apps still try to use old outlook application when I try to share a document (File - Share - Email). It opens old outlook but wont send. It just sets in Outbox. I assume some clean up is necessary to remove remanence of old Outlook?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-27T16:21:12+00:00

    So there isn't an Old version. it is just the system holding onto your old account as an old account. Think of it like legacy mode. Outlook has a mode of old version not actually a stand alone program.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-10T22:12:47+00:00

    if you use intune to remove out classic you can update your XML to

    <ExcludeAPP ID="Outlook" />

    this will remove outlook classic from the devices being managed as they next check in

    Also suggest reading

    Policy for Admin-Controlled Migration to new Outlook for Windows - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn

    • You want to force all your users to new Outlook and not give them an option to return to classic Outlook.
      • Enable the DoNewOutlookAutoMigration policy by setting it to 1.
      • Set the NewOutlookAutoMigrationRetryIntervals policy to 1.
      • Enable the HideClassicOutlookToggleOutlook mailbox policy by setting it to true.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-10T12:23:09+00:00

    How Microsoft is handling this is a disgrace! Somehow they have [removed] with the normal setup procedure and it seems that Outlook 16 (classic Outlook) stays on the computer without officially being installed. With the new outlook it is not possible to open vcs files and they stay linked with the old outlook which cannot be removed as it is officially not installed.

    Not even the service desk can help with the mess this program has caused. I only had to use the new outlook because the old one does not start up, but the new Outlook [removed] as I can't send files anymore by right clicking them, it is also extremely slow and does not open vcs files.

    Normally new versions should have more features compared with the old one instead of less.

    And finally the worst part: complete silence from the services desk on 5 pages of service request :-(

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-08T09:32:37+00:00

    Hi all,

    I found a solution to it, specially for mailto links.

    Go to Control Panel, Defaul Apps, Mail. Click on .em and change it to Outlook (new) and click on set as default. Do the same for MAILTO.

    It works for me.

    Anderson

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-04T02:08:31+00:00

    This does not work for me, I'm using win11 and 365 but at the app and features i don't find te old outlook. Maybe if I get the outlook setup.

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