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This article was co-authored by Scott St Gelais. Scott St Gelais is an IT Consultant and the Owner of Geeks in Phoenix, Arizona. With over two decades of experience, Scott specializes in computer service and repair, development, computer graphics, and website authoring. Scott received his Technical Associates Degree from High Tech Institute and completed the IT Support Professional Certificate by Google. Geeks in Phoenix is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network and an Intel Technology Provider Gold Partner.
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This wikiHow teaches you how to permanently delete Microsoft Outlook and all of its components from your computer, using Windows or Mac.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Windows
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1Open your computer's Start menu. Click the Windows icon in the lower-left corner of your desktop to open your Start menu.
- Alternatively, click the magnifier icon on the bottom-left to make a search.
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2Type Programs and Features on your keyboard. The best match should be the Programs and Features tool from your Control Panel.Advertisement
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3Click Programs and Features in the search results. This will open a new window, and list of all the programs on your computer.
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4Click Microsoft Office on the program list. Find the Microsoft Office suite on the list, and click on its name to select it.
- You can click the Name bar at the top of the list, and put all the programs here in alphabetical order.
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5Click the Change button at the top of the list. You'll find this button next to Uninstall at the top of the program list. It will open the Microsoft Office installation wizard in a new window.
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6Select Add or Remove Features. This option will allow you to customize your Office suite, and uninstall Office without affecting other programs like Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
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7Click the Continue button. This will open a list of all the components in the Office suite.
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8Click the disk icon next to Microsoft Outlook on the components list. This will open a drop-down list of your program options.
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9Select Not Available on the drop-down list. When this option is selected, you can remove the entire Outlook component from your Office suite.
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10Click Continue. This will remove Outlook from your Office suite, and delete it from your computer.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Mac
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1Open your Applications folder. Open any Finder window on your computer, and click Applications on the left navigation panel to see a list of all your apps.
- You can also press the ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+A keyboard combination in Finder to open Applications.
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2Find Microsoft Outlook in your Applications folder. The Outlook icon looks like a white "O" in a blue box next to a white envelope.
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3Click and drag the Outlook app to your Trash. You'll be prompted to enter your computer's user account password to confirm your action.
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4Verify your user password. Enter your password into the Password field, and click OK to confirm. This will move Microsoft Outlook and all of its contents to your Trash.
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5Right-click the Trash icon on the Dock. This will open your right-click options on a pop-up menu.
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6Click Empty Trash on the right-click menu. This will permanently delete everything in your Trash folder, including Microsoft Outlook.
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About This Article
Scott St Gelais
IT Consultant
This article was co-authored by Scott St Gelais. Scott St Gelais is an IT Consultant and the Owner of Geeks in Phoenix, Arizona. With over two decades of experience, Scott specializes in computer service and repair, development, computer graphics, and website authoring. Scott received his Technical Associates Degree from High Tech Institute and completed the IT Support Professional Certificate by Google. Geeks in Phoenix is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network and an Intel Technology Provider Gold Partner. This article has been viewed 99,089 times.
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Updated: September 30, 2022
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Categories: Install & Uninstall Software
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