Thank you Hal. I upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 10, but my BIOS had to be updated as well. As a result I had to reinstall some of my software and rebuild some of my files, and reinstall MS Office. For some reason the only option I had was the new Outlook. Even when I toggled the switch at the top right all I could do is respond as to why I didn't like the new Outlook and then Outlook would just disappear. My only option was to reopen to the new Outlook. For whatever reason, following the link you gave me completely reinstalled Office and now I am back to where I was, with the option to use either version of Outlook. Thank you!!
Not sure if this is true for other users but one of my issues with the new Outlook is that mail seems to take quite a while to send, and if I'm not careful I've closed the program and gone on to other tasks without realizing it was never sent. That is not an issue with Classic.
Thank you again.