Outlook.com question

I have two accounts on Outlook.com, for personal and work use. I logged in to the latter yesterday and the interface was different, whiter with rearranged toolbars and stuff. My personal one is unaffected by this. Is this happening to anyone else, and can it be undone? The change seems to be tied to the actual account, as changing browsers and User-Agents doesn't make any difference. Even saying I'm using a Nokia Series 40 phone throws me on a "basic" version of the new interface, which looks like MS Outlook 2007.

IIRC they roll out changes gradually instead of updating it for everyone at the same time

I'm among the chosen people, waaaah :dabs:

For anyone reading this thread in 2025, this was the interface I used 98% of the time.

http://www.sb-innovation.de/attachme...chmentid=15938

It could do all I needed e-mail for (displaying and sending plaintext messages) and I'll miss it.

Is that mobile? What does it look like now?

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Originally Posted by Sazzy

Is that mobile? What does it look like now?

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Indeed, and it currently looks like this (except it says just "Outlook" in the titlebar and top left corner).

http://www.sb-innovation.de/attachme...chmentid=15939

My non-work account still has the old design, though I'd expect it to eventually change in light of what you said before.

jesus christ, that's 10 year old design. Yeah they're getting rid of that. I though they already had

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Originally Posted by Sazzy

jesus christ, that's 10 year old design. Yeah they're getting rid of that. I though they already had

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http://www.sb-innovation.de/attachme...chmentid=15957

This was the best design ever :snooty:

And my older account still has a California postal code registered on it, from back when that gave you additional storage space!

Some links that further confirm what you said (I couldn't find them before starting this thread, where were they hiding?).

Opt out of Outlook Mail Preview? - Microsoft Community
Microsoft begins preview program for new Outlook.com features | Outlook.com content from SuperSite for Windows
Opt out of Preview - Microsoft Community
Outlook.com is moving to Office 365 Exchange Online - HowTo-Outlook
Microsoft starts rolling out massive Outlook.com update: New Inbox, collaboration, and calendar features | VentureBeat | Business | by Emil Protalinski
Microsoft rolled out several new features to strengthen Outlook.com

I think I'm going to switch to a desktop client and am evaluating several options already.

Run As XP - Outlook Express compatibility forum - Here are the last free versions of this, installer and portable.
OE Classic - Easy to use Outlook Express replacement
eM Client | Best Email Client for Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP
Mozilla Thunderbird

I used Outlook Express until '06 or so, then I reinstalled Windows and never bothered to set it up again.

How to Reinstate Windows Mail in Windows 7

This is glitchy (don't enable offline mode...), but also works.

My non-work account was just updated to the new interface too. Well, at least you can add attachments on this one...

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This was the best design ever :snooty:

And my older account still has a California postal code registered on it, from back when that gave you additional storage space!

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Still have that example account?

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Still have that example account?

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Never had it, that's just a screenshot I found.

Just move on buddy :=) , that's how the things work nowadays
There's outlook preview style that will roll out so soon for everyone also ;)

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Just move on buddy :=) , that's how the things work nowadays

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I know, in a few weeks I won't remember what the old interface looked like. :lol:

Man I would so give anything to be back in the era of 50MB inbox mail accounts. Those were the days.

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Man I would so give anything to be back in the era of 50MB inbox mail accounts. Those were the days.

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That's my cue to ask what you are saying and mention we're so much better now.

My friend's account still gets thrown to the old mobile interface with a IE8 User-Agent, whereas none of mine do. I want to be like him when I grow up :wtinfoil:

And it now has the ability to send attachments! Sacrilege.

Is it possible to make a complete backup of an Outlook.com account, like on Gmail or Fastmail? I can't find such a feature anywhere. Since I don't use folders, I guess using a POP3 client to download everything while leaving a copy on the server would work, but there must be something better.

You can add the IMAP or pop3 to your gmail and it will sync the mails. I think IMAP won't actually fully sync (they'll disappear if you remove the link), but POP3 will!

I did this a few years back with POP3 for my old mail when switching to gmail

I don't want to copy them to another account, just make an offline backup. Is POP3 still the way to go?

Someone sent me two e-mails at around 10 AM last Friday. They arrived at 3 PM and out of order. This ever happen to any of you before? Both the sender and me use Outlook.com (hence why I'm asking here). :unsure: