My outlook is stuck on the new version. How to go back to classic version?

Anonymous
2024-05-01T01:35:22+00:00

My email does not have the toggle option in the top right corner to get the classic outlook back. There is no longer the old outlook in the store either. I have also tried the steps in registry editor and that didn’t work out either.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-14T10:12:23+00:00

    Please can you just replace the Toggle so I can return to Classic, t

    this version is logical and a pleasure to use. The new version is just awful. Full of irrelevant ads, even the "carefully selected ones" have no relevance to me.

    Lizzie

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-19T19:38:12+00:00

    Is support going to chime in. The new outlook is horrible & the above fix doesn't work.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-01T02:25:14+00:00

    Dear Kasey Hastings

    Good day!

    Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist!

    Based on your description, I understand you concern with going back to classic version.

    If for some reason you don’t see a toggle in the new Outlook for Windows, try these troubleshooting steps:

    1. Make sure you try to launch classic Outlook for Windows from the Windows Start Menu, not the new Outlook for Windows. The new Outlook for Windows has a “New” tag on its app icon. For classic Outlook, select the icon without a “New” tag.
    2. From the Windows Start Menu, type “Registry Editor” in the search box and select the Registry Editor app.
    3. Navigate to the following path: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Preferences
    4. Scroll to the bottom of the list to and double click on UseNewOutlook.
    5. Enter 0 in the Value Data field.
    6. Attempt to launch classic Outlook for Windows from the Windows Start Menu.

    In the meanwhile, here is an article, you can refer to Toggling out of the new Outlook for Windows preview - Microsoft Support.

    If you have other questions, please feel free to let me know, I will continue to assist you.

    Thanks for your precious time and your understanding would be highly appreciated. Have a nice day!

    Best regards,

    Allen | Community Moderator

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-10T11:37:32+00:00

    This did not work for me. the Data field was already set to 0. I can receive messages with the new outlook, but I cannot send any. This makes the new Outlook useless for me and my business.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-12T17:59:55+00:00

    I don't have the path that is listed in step 3. When I get to 16.0/Outlook the only option is Resiliency. There is no "Preferences".

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