Features being removed or deprecated in Windows 10 version 1809

lx07 · 24 Sep 2018

Corona said:

Me either. I can't stand 99.9% of that junk.

What about OneNote? This is the 0.01% right?

DavidY · 24 Sep 2018

lx07 said:

What about OneNote? This is the 0.01% right?

Desktop OneNote 2016 (which is also free, or at least it was) was better last time I looked.
Until I can Paste | Special | unformatted Text with Alt-H-V-T , for instance (which is the same shortcut as other Office products), I'm reluctant to switch to Store OneNote.

FerchogtX · 24 Sep 2018

Oh... does that mean Im the only one in this whole deal that uses the Twitter app and Ouga just to be notified and because they feel a tinny bit faster than any browser?...

I feel betrayed :V

jimbo45 · 27 Sep 2018

Hi folks

please don't remove Control Panel until manual config of Outlook 2016 is possible decently again !!

Cheers
jimbo

VBF · 27 Sep 2018

jimbo45 said:

Hi folks

please don't remove Control Panel until manual config of Outlook 2016 is possible decently again !!

Cheers
jimbo

Manual config of OL 2016 doesn't need one to go anywhere near CP.

From within OL
File > Account Information, then Account Settings or Mailbox Settings or Rules and Alerts

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martyfelker · 27 Sep 2018

Josey Wales said:

They all could be removed, I do not need any of them.

I agree. I have invested literally thousands of dollars and upgrades into 3rd party programs most of which put Univeral Apps to shame. And what is the story with Disk Cleanup. Microsoft I believe has put code into it now that hobbles its responsiveness as well as adding a User Directory - downloads - into the optional list. I disapprove of this. So if I install Windows 10 on my hard drives (it will remain on my wifes) rather than as a VM I will have evaluate 3rd party solutions for that. Hiss Boo Microsoft

martyfelker · 27 Sep 2018

jimbo45 said:

Hi folks

please don't remove Control Panel until manual config of Outlook 2016 is possible decently again !!

Cheers
jimbo

O yeah. I should have mentioned the upcoming demise of Contorl Panel. They still (IMHO) have not found a replacement for Add/Remove programs - but I expect the end of that when they put more resources into "depreacting" CP

DavidY · 28 Sep 2018

VBF said:

Manual config of OL 2016 doesn't need one to go anywhere near CP.

From within OL
File > Account Information, then Account Settings or Mailbox Settings or Rules and Alerts

I think Jimbo is talking about the initial configuration of accounts in Outlook, which doesn't properly work in all cases unless you use the Control Panel tool.

Can you access the options you mention without an account being set up? (It's not obvious to me how you would, and this is the problem scenario.)

VBF · 28 Sep 2018

DavidY said:

Can you access the options you mention without an account being set up? (It's not obvious to me how you would, and this is the problem scenario.)

Yes. Having installed Office (whatever version) you attempt to open Outlook just as you would Word or Excel or whatever. At this stage, Outlook obviously has no accounts set up.

You then get a screen similar to this one but with just the New Profile option

Go from there - that's how I've done it ever since Office 2003. That's because the first time I did it, years ago, I didn't even realise it was an option in CP so just followed the installation through.

DavidY · 28 Sep 2018

VBF said:

Yes. Having installed Office (whatever version) you attempt to open Outlook which of course has no accounts set up at that stage.

You then get a screen similar to this one but with just the New Profile option

Go from there - that's how I've done it ever since Office 2003

And that's the bit which wasn't working - the automation in that wizard is flaky, or at least it was when I tried it for my accounts.
I found I needed to go to Control Panel and do it manually - which is the point here.