Remove NEW Outlook from system and revert to MAIL

Anonymous
2024-10-09T18:05:28+00:00

Mail was recently updated to Version 16005.14326.22062.0.

Mail will not start up without contortions. New Outlook has taken over. It is wasting too of my much time. My emails are too important to be monkeyed around with by Microsoft. I would like to decide when I want to install New Outlook. I don't want it forced on me.

New Outlook starts everytime Mail is closed. This causes New Outlook to go into a loop that takes several process to get Mail to start running again.

  1. C:\Users[your computer username]\AppData\Local\Packages\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\ according to the path. Migration\ settings.json, delete the file settings.json.
  2. Once the json file is deleted. New Outlook starts when Mail is opened. Click the switch to classic. New Outlook closes. Launch Mail and Mail starts running.

It has also lost mail in one of my folders. However GMail has retained the files.

I don't want to run New Outlook at this time. The last time I did this it caused havoc on my email and calender. I also don't like the fact that New Outlook deletes files older than 180 days, this does not work for me.

I tried unistalling New Outlook, but it restores as soon as Mail is Launched.

I just want to run MAIL.

I don't want NEW Outlook.

If nothing can be done, I will start running Thunderbird and eventually stop using all Microsoft products.

I use my windows computer to mainly do emails and surf the web. None of which requires MS Windows. I need my email to be stable and reliable. I don't need cloud storage or Microsoft 365. I am using it for home use. Microsoft should make a Windows version for home use, Don't force me into enterprise versions.

STOP forcing NEW Outlook on me! It is neither stable or reliable!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-14T07:49:01+00:00

    what the hell is wrong with microsoft. I WANT MAIL and I want nothing to do with the **** called outlook. Enough of the threatening now they have done it again to me, my choice will always be MAIL. The reason is KISS princible,. keep it simple stupid and mail does exactly what I NEED. I need to know how to permanently stop this invasion of my personal preferences!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-11T17:46:44+00:00

    I keep uninstalling the "Outlook (NEW)" in settings, then checking my MAIL but after a few moments outlook keeps popping up. Damn them for not giving folks a choice - I didn't pay for outlook and don't want it. The mail site sucks!!! I don't know how to change to something else or am familiar with what's out there as I'm a child from the 50's and am not the most computer savvy person. But first chance I get outlook mail and MS can take a hike as I'm not going to put up with this much longer !!!

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  3. Ron-6928 4,991 Reputation points
    2024-10-11T14:36:04+00:00

    I'm not going to argue with that. It is wrong and dumb to force release an unfinished/buggy product and make it mandatory for everyone including those who have purchased full desktop version of Outlook.

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  4. Ron-6928 4,991 Reputation points
    2024-10-11T14:33:20+00:00

    Someone says you can't delete more than 1 item in the Deleted folder and I said you can. Are you saying I'm wrong? I don't get it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-11T11:43:04+00:00

    Apart from being forcibly redirected to the new Outlook from Mail, I also objected to my email account being synched even though I tried to tell it I didn't want that.

    I have now uninstalled Outlook and will no doubt end up with Thunderbird. All I did with Mail was open .eml files for testing purposes. I didn't ask for anything else.

    Just wanted Microsoft to know. I realize they don't care. Constantly amazed at what they get away with.

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