How do you permanently turn off new outlook?

Anonymous
2024-05-23T02:21:17+00:00

I don't like it, I don't want it, I am not going to switch to it, and I never want to see it again. For the longest time it would periodically switch to the new outlook, I would turn it off, and submit feedback stating the previous. Now it auto opens every single time. I do not ever want to see the new outlook again for the rest of my life. Do not make me switch to Mac or Linux or whatever because I am petty and will eventually become so disgruntled and delete everything Microsoft and never spend another dime on anything they make over something stupid. I want to know a way to permanently delete the new outlook off my system so it doesn't get to that point.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-24T17:25:36+00:00

    New Outlook is potentially the WORST SOFTWARE EVER.

    When I got my new PC around Christmas I downloaded classic Outlook and uninstalled New Outlook. Then, during the last month, every time I went to log into Outlook a web browser would pop up "encouraging" me into new Outlook. I had to finagle ways to get into the app.

    A few things I tried that might work:

    1. In Outlook, go to File / Options / General, scroll to the bottom and unmark the checkbox that says "Automatically switch me to the new Outlook app."
    2. If you use Outlook for POP3 / SMTP or IMAP email from a non-Microsoft provider, in each of the accounts check that the servers are correct. Mine covertly switched me from my provider's POP3 and SMTP servers to Yahoo servers.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-05-15T23:19:33+00:00

    Such a disgusting lack of care from Microsoft for any of their customers that support them. I highly recommend switching off any Microsoft products you are paying for wherever possible. Start small.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-15T16:54:04+00:00

    If you are using a MS365 subscription product and are signed in, and cannot find or launch Classic Outlook - go to https://portal.office.com.

    Click Apps and devices from the left navigation bar.

    On the page that opens click the red button -Install Office.

    The installer OfficeSetup.exe will download to your computer, now just run the installation again.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-11T03:38:43+00:00

    This product is a classic example of how not to release software, it has been rushed out with heaps of bugs and some functions not working, and as usual Microsoft wont acknowledge they got it wrong. Why they want to bury commonly used functions one level down and do away with the traditional Menu Bar across the top I cannot understand, having to drill down to get to functions that were on the top screen like "Unread Mail" is just plain Dumb. For some reason now I cant save files directly to my server as the software claims it contains system files, "Hello it is a file server" of course it contains system files.

    Looks like I am going to have to find another email client.

    Snoopy

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-15T15:36:30+00:00

    Yes, I changed what default settings I could.

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