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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.
This new "feature" (App Search) has confined the regular Search and the box indicating "which mailboxes to search" to a virtually unusable screen area. This needs to be a tunable option.
there are other ways around the whole issue. You can widen your reading pane so you can actually see the whole search box. Keep in mind this doesnt take away the stupid search app bar. You could also change the view of your outlook by going to "view" "Reading pane" turn too off or show at bottom if you need a preview of the email. Again these options dont take away the app search bar just allows you to see the whole regular search bar instead of that tiny box where you cant see what you type. Assuming until they come out with another update we're stuck with it.
Check this link .. very useful https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/outlook-unexpectedly-has-an-app-search-bar-above-the-message-list-c1bed629-0d4e-42d4-b66e-877cccb74b47
That is not an option. I do not own admin rights and to move the pane is unproductive. These developers need to give us the option to turn that off in settings.