How To remove the "App Search Bar" in Outlook

Anonymous
2024-01-31T14:32:29+00:00

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!

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-05T17:29:08+00:00

    Workaround 2: 

    If you urgently need to remove the App Search Bar you revert to the build before the issue started.   

    Revert the Office M365 Click-to-Run installation to Version 2312 Build 17126.20132.

    To do this:

    1. Exit all Office applications.
    2. Select Start, type cmd in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt(or cmd.exe), and then select Runas administrator.
    3. In the command prompt dialog window, type the following two command lines, pressing Enter after each command line:

    cd %programfiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun

    officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.17126.20132 4. When the repair is done, open Outlook and selectFile > Office Account. 5. Select Update Options and choose Disable Updates. 6. Add an appointment on your calendar for after February 13th to check back to this topic to confirm the issue is fixed. If it is re-enable updates by clicking File> Office Account > Update Options > Enable Updates.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-05T17:28:52+00:00

    mine looks like the screen shot above, and I have the same issue. the "App Search" is blocking OVER half of the space on mine....Please help....

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-05T16:22:38+00:00

    This app bar takes up so much space you can't use the search email as easily unless you widen top but then you lose preview.

    Nothing here shows how to remove which tells me it's a Microsoft update they don't know how to remove/fix as everything i've looked at under options (including Advanced) doesn't seem to have a deselect box.

    Anyone have a solution as Microsoft just keeps asking what version do you have even though we're all having the same issue

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