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This morning Outlook updated and I noticed there is a new search bar to search apps, how may I remove this bar?
I do not use apps, do not want to use apps and have no need to search for them.
If this is related to MS Team and conjoining everything, I still want to remove this app search bar in Outlook.
Please help.
Thank you!
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Please have a look at this Support article:
Outlook unexpectedly has an App Search bar above the message list
Try updating your Office installation (File > Account > Update Options > Update Now).
The bug should be fixed; see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-unexpectedly-has-an-app-search-bar-above-the-message-list-c1bed629-0d4e-42d4-b66e-877cccb74b47.
That is not a solution for me, though I appreciate your response. I am not going to uninstall and reinstall my entire office suite becuase Microsoft put something there that I want no part of.
This is also not a fix for me. I pay for the updates, and I don't want to miss out on potentially important updates down the road, nor do I want my reading pane on the bottom. I like it on the right side. I don't know why Microsoft has to do this, along with other software companies like Adobe.
I am also experiencing this issue, I cannot get rid of this stupid "app search" box that does nothing.