How to uninstall Outlook (new) on Windows 11 and prevent it from redownloading when opening the Windows Mail?

Anonymous
2024-10-09T19:51:01+00:00

Hello!

Could you please help me with uninstalling the new Outlook from my computer (Windows 11) as I would still like to use the outdated Windows Mail app?

What I tried:

  1. Uninstalled the new Outlook from settings (Windows Settings > Apps > Installed apps)
  2. Blocked new Outlook preinstallation via:
  • Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -AllUsers -Online -PackageName (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.OutlookForWindows).PackageFullName
  • Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Package (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.OutlookForWindows).PackageFullName
  1. Blocked new Outlook installation as part of Mail and Calendar deprecation via:
  • Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where {$_.DisplayName -match "microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName {$_.PackageName}
  • Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Package (Get-AppxPackage microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps).PackageFullName

All shell commands were run as Administrator and I also deleted OutlookUpdate folder in Registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\Orchestrator\UScheduler_Oobe\OutlookUpdate

I would appreciate any advice regarding my question :)

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-29T08:49:03+00:00

    https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9WZDNCRFJ41Q?hl=en-us&gl=US&ocid=pdpshare

    Hi. I've been dealing with the same issue for the last year or so, but there weren't any good

    alternatives on the Windows platform. Now though, I found the same mail app that I was using on my Macbook Pro, and it's just called "Mail". Here is a link to it in the Windows store. Enjoy, and permanently delete your Oulook App and never look back!

    https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9WZDNCRFJ41Q?hl=en-us&gl=US&ocid=pdpshare

    Brian

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-28T13:38:15+00:00

    Soo I know that the other guy said that there is no way, but there is a way.

    You could uninstall the .exe file (which I forgot how to do)

    Just make sure not to install any updates (I did)

    Or get like 1 hour of no Outlook by clicking the 3 dots and deleting it via. Setting > Apps > Installed Apps.

    It does only come with 1 hour, however, so this is not recommended.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-16T07:49:37+00:00

    I do not need a quote thank you

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-25T07:38:31+00:00

    I prevent to install the new Outlook version in this way:

    Become owner of the ( Hidden) folder C:\Program Files\WindowsApps.

    How to change owner is written here: https://www.guidingtech.com/how-to-access-windowsapps-folder-on-windows/

    Then rename or delete both files:

    Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_1.2024.1023.300_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

    and

    Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_2.2024.925.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

    The slider remains.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-19T14:05:30+00:00

    Microsoft changed the mail synchronisation settings in Windows.

    Already in Windows 10 you no longer could view all the spam mail in favor of the Webmail where it was possible.

    More recently Mail&Calendar has no longer the same synchronisation as the webmail and NewWindows mail app.

    When you delete a mail, close the Mail&Calendar app and open it again it´s possible the deleted mail is still there.

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