hate the new outlook that is replacing win mail. any alternative that is similar to win mail that is simple and fast to load?

Any chance you could elaborate for a old guy with a reasonable amount of computer savvy? like step by step instructions? Please? and thank you!!!

Thank you, this might be the solution I was hoping for! I will try it this week, thanks so much

If you like the old windows mail you can still use it with a few minutes of work.

1. Create a batch file (I call it outlook-killer.bat)
2. Open it in a text editor and put this (the first line uninstalls new outlook, second line launches old mail app)
   POWERSHELL Remove-AppxPackage -Package (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.OutlookForWindows).PackageFullName

explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.windowslive.mail

3. Create a new shortcut
4. Right click the shortcut, open properties and set the target to your batch file
5. You can put the shortcut on your desktop or in the start menu, use it every time you want to open mail.

No, absolutely, MS diverts people to these channels with a promise of monitoring up votes and comments, then does what it wants anyway. I requested an option to switch off "For You" and One This Day" on OneDrive photos. Thousands of people hate it (showed me an image of my mother's death certificate). Same thing - loads of negative comments online completely ignored.

Yes I use Thunderbird too. However there was a post a while back with the link to the Office 2021 which you can't find on the MS store or anyplace else. I used it to install Outlook and it is great. But I still keep Thunderbird just in case. Also there is a PST file app that lets you open your old pst files. Can't remember teh name but it was a lifesaver for me.

In the meantime, do you think MS actually reads, or cares about, all these complaints? By now you'd think they would have done something.