Outlook Style Changed

Question

Hello everyone,

My Outlook layout has suddenly changed, and I’m unsure what caused it. The new style now looks like the image below.

I’d like to revert to the previous style shown in below. Does anyone know how to switch it back?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer 1

Hi @Miki-3491

Welcome to our forum!

It may be caused by automatic version updates, you may be able to revert Outlook to a previous version and see if anything has changed, the following is the detailed operation:

1. Disable Automatic Updates:
   • In Outlook, File> Account>Under Product Information, click Update Options and select Disable Updates.
2. Determine the Previous Version Number:
   • Visit the Office update history page to find the version number you want to revert to.
3. Download the Office Deployment Tool:
   • Go to the Microsoft Download Center and download the Office Deployment Tool.
   • Run the downloaded file to extract the tool to a folder on your computer.
4. Create a Configuration File:
   • Open Notepad and paste the following XML code, replacing 16.0.xxxxx.yyyyy with the version number you want to revert to (you can find version numbers on the Office update history page):

          <Configuration>
            <Updates Enabled="TRUE" TargetVersion="16.0.xxxxx.yyyyy" />
          </Configuration>
     

   • Save this file as Config.xml in the same folder where you extracted the Office Deployment Tool.
5. Run the Office Deployment Tool:
   • Double-click Setup.exe in the folder where you extracted the Office Deployment Tool.
   • When prompted, select the Config.xml file you created.
6. Re-enable Automatic Updates (optional):
   • After reverting, you might want to re-enable updates to get future improvements and security patches.

Hope it helps! 

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Answer 2

@NoOneCan

Hello,

Thank you for your reply! Here is a screenshot of my Office suite version.

Answer 3

Which Outlook 365 client version are you using share the detailed screenshot for further analysis? See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/about-office-what-version-of-office-am-i-using-932788b8-a3ce-44bf-bb09-e334518b8b19