migrating from windows 10 onenote to newest version issue

Question

Is there any way to sync windows 10 onenote notebooks after october? I noticed not every notebook section is in the new app.

do we use the microsoft app from now on?

is ther a way to alphabetize lists in the new notebook?

Answer 1

Dear @Julie Dorsey, 

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.  

As a moderator, I don't have the tools to investigate your specific account directly because this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators and contributors, including external Microsoft employees, cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas. However, I will try my best to guide you as clearly as possible.    

To help me assist you better, could you please help me answer a few questions below: 

According to the information and research I’ve gathered, starting October 14, OneNote for Windows 10 will reach End of Support. The Microsoft product team recommends that OneNote customers begin using the OneNote on Windows app for a more streamlined experience. 

In those documents, there are instructions on how to transition to the latest OneNote experience: 

You can take a look at these two documents for reference: 

• OneNote for Windows 10 support is ending 
• Troubleshooting Backup Failures During Migration from OneNote for Windows 10 - Microsoft Support 

Regarding your comment that you 'noticed not every notebook section is in the new app,' could you please provide a full-screen screenshot so I can get a better overview of the situation? 

As for your third question about wanting to alphabetize/sort text content directly inside a page, it appears that in my current environment, OneNote does not yet have this feature. I think this is a great idea with a lot of potential; we can work together to post valuable feedback about this feature in the Feedback Center: Ideas · Community. The OneNote Product Team is in charge of that feedback site, and they constantly check comments and suggestions from our customers. Many features have been developed or improved based on user comments. 

Please help me by attaching the screenshot along with the steps you took to transfer the notebook so that I can assist further. 

I am looking forward to your response so we can move forward with this! 

Answer 2

After October 2025, OneNote for Windows 10 will no longer be supported, and users will need to transition to the new OneNote app available from the Microsoft Store or through a Microsoft 365 subscription. If you notice that not every notebook section has migrated to the new app, you can check the backup folder created during the migration process to retrieve any missing notes. To access your migrated notes, open the new OneNote app, sign in, and open your notebooks. If any notes are missing, you can navigate to File -> Open Backups to locate the backup files.

Regarding your question about alphabetizing lists in the new notebook, the new OneNote app does support organizing content, but specific features for alphabetizing lists may vary. You can manually sort your lists or check for any built-in features that facilitate this process.

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References:

• OneNote for Windows 10 migration guidance
• OneNote Migration Guide for Microsoft 365 Education Admins