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

Anonymous
2024-04-09T02:42:43+00:00

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

this is probably worse than the decision to remove group all at task bar and so many people refused to upgrade to win 11 because of that. what is Ms thinking?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-25T15:33:44+00:00

    Well, I found an alternative to Windows 10 Mail. I now use Mailbird which is very similar . Simple, pleasant user interface and background somewhat customizable...in fact, I purchased it for the year I was THAT annoyed with Outlook being forced upon me.

    Mailbird is free unless you want to add more than one account. There are different payment options. Sigh ..

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-22T15:15:54+00:00

    "At least 2029" may be helpful for the "some commercial customers", but not for the rest of us. I'll need to know where Classic Outlook is going by early in 2026.

    Andrew B

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-21T21:28:52+00:00

    thanks for reply. i found Mailbird which looks like Old outlook. 'course you have to pay for it.. I got the standard plan up to three email accounts for $49 yearly. i can deal with that., much more pleasant and easy on the eye.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-21T16:33:38+00:00

    Don,

    Thanks. Your suggestion worked.

    I previously spent quite a bit of time trying dealing with the new Outlook. I could not convert my existing contacts (years worth of contacts and contact lists) as well as many calendar events. So many features are missing on the new Outlook. After giving up on using the new Outlook, I tried getting back to my 'classic' Outlook without success. It seems that it was deleted by MS when I installed the new Office 365. Your suggestion and link worked! I'm back in business. Many hours of effort will be saved by reverting to the classic version.

    I'm still at a loss as to why MS is offering the new Outlook. It is clearly an inferior product. Why would anyone consider changing from the classic version to the new version?

    Jay K

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  5. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-02-21T14:14:47+00:00

    Have used Classic Outlook since day 1 and it simply works for me.

    I made the mistake of purchasing MS 365 and ended up with the New Outlook.

    If you purchased 365 you should have classic available. You can use Classic instead of New.

    If you cannot find Classic Outlook you can download it. Look for the download link in this article. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/you-can-t-open-classic-outlook-on-a-new-windows-pc-5c94902b-31a5-4274-abb0-b07f4661edf5 

    Don

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