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
    2024-10-10T15:52:14+00:00

    remove outlook and get MAIL back

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-10T15:57:35+00:00

    I tell you one thing, on my next purchase of a desk top device, if this trend continues, it will never be Microsoft.

    Surely the enterprise users must also be getting fed up as well, since Microsoft thinks it can do whatever it wants since it is a Monopoly and wants to squash anyone to provide an alternative.

    However Microsoft is opening the door for others if they keep producing the **** they are. Surely taking the tried and proven and making it better is a better solution than starting from scratch and making ****.

    If a handful of people can keep Thunderbird up and running, Microsoft can surely afford to support MAIL or Old Outlook.

    I don't understand why Microsoft is struggling creating an email program since there have been really good email apps and programs around for the last 30 years.

    If the New Outlook, AI will make things that much better I may consider using it even though it has it down falls.

    Microsoft needs to remeber that email are as essential as the post office and snail mail was 20 years ago. Most important documents and invoices now come by email. So this is something that should be considered sacred part of the internet. Emails are one of the most importand daily things the personal computer does for home users. For Enterpise users email is the back bone of the business, when it goes down it could cost a business thousands of dollars an hour.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-10T17:44:11+00:00

    Amen Robert. I have been trying to erase Outlook to no avail, it keeps popping up ANNOYINGLY !!! This should not be allowed - one should have a choice! This so called "New Outlook" is for the birds. It's hard to navigate, you cannot delete more than 1 trash item in the mail which is sooo very annoying. It's just not user friendly. And the overall presentation is so unappealing to me and others I presume. I like the original look and feel much better.

    Mark Flinn

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  4. Ron-6928 4,991 Reputation points
    2024-10-10T18:30:15+00:00

    >> you cannot delete more than 1 trash item in the mail

    Yes you can.

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    >> I like the original look and feel much better.

    Which "original" are you talking about?

    Outlook (new) replaces Mail app. They look very similar and they're just web version presented as an app. Outlook (PWA) is another version of it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-11T00:19:48+00:00

    I have a new addition to this rubbish MS is pulling on us all.

    Now MS has decided to REMOVE my taskbar pin of the mail app. STOP IT! I want to use mail, DO NOT remove my pinned programmes from the task bar. It is my G0DD4MN taskbar! It was included with windows when I BOUGHT THE SOFTWARE! Leave it alone.

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