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you please help me with uninstalling the new Outlook from my computer (Windows 11) as I would still like to use the outdated Windows Mail app?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
    2024-11-24T17:18:28+00:00

    Absolutely ridiculous .... We paid for this .... Win 11 isn't free .... and we can't use the mail program we prefer? Are force into this bloated pos .... time to look for a change people ....

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T21:47:41+00:00

    I don’t appreciate you to speak to me like that. I am 69 years old. I do not know how to use Outlook

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-24T21:48:01+00:00

    I don’t appreciate you to speak to me like that. I am 69 years old. I do not know how to use Outlook

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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
    2024-12-14T19:56:03+00:00

    As soon as they get fat enough, companies like Microsoft start own destruction. Let them go to Hell and take their new outlook with them.

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