Stop automatically installing the new Outlook

Anonymous
2024-05-23T21:36:54+00:00

I'm not using "the new Outlook", I'm staying with the "classic Outlook". Since I don't use it, I have to delete the app. To my surprise, it re-installs itself after a period of time. It's super annoying since I have to keep deleting it How do I stop this from happening?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-16T03:43:02+00:00

    UPDATE! Well, this worked for just over a week, but Microsoft figured a away around it and now Outlook is back to automatically reinstalling itself. Now you can only do these instructions each time you want to try Windows Mail, and redo do them every time after.

    The fix that MalacTheLittle presented works on Windows 10, and has worked for me for several days now, if you follow the instructions exactly. I will repost those instructions together here so you can try it seamlessly:

    1. Right click on Start Menu and choose Apps and Features
    2. Uninstall Outlook (new)
    3. Open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
    4. Create new folder named Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_1.2024.925.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
    5. Right click on newly created folder and choose Properties
    6. Select Security tab, then Advanced
    7. Click on Disable inheritance and choose Remove all inherited permissions from this object
    8. Click Apply and Yes

    And that should be it... no more Outlook (new) on your PC!

    If you have problems with folder permissions, do this first:

    1. Right click on WindowsApps folder and choose Properties
    2. Select Security tab, then Advanced

    3. In header section underOwner click on Change

    4. Enter your user name and click Check Names (it will find users object name)

    1. Click OK then Apply

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-16T02:18:13+00:00

    I'm sorry I didn't look at your answer correctly i deleted those files

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-16T02:12:09+00:00

    It says I cannot delete it it is being used by another program

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-16T00:57:34+00:00

    Well here's something I've noticed. When I am able to use my windows mail sometime it just wont send my emails. I'm not talking about telling me it can't send it oh no. I hit send and everything is normal but the people I send emails too just don't receive them at all and it never tells me it wasn't sent. It doesn't even matter which email address I use to send the email either. So several of my emails that I send to people just never get them and I am left wondering why people are ignoring me!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-15T11:00:37+00:00

    As of yesterday I've started using Wino Mail, which is very similar to old MS mail interface, the one issue is you can only have 3 email accounts unless you pay for unlimited.

    Wino Mail - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

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