Windows 10/11 came with a default Mail app, which became my preferred email client on Windows due to its simplicity and allowing me to connect to various email accounts. However, even without toggling the "Try the new Outlook" button, it was eventually forcefully replaced by Outlook when I tried to launch it.
Inspired by a forum answer, I uninstalled Outlook, but the Mail app still wasn't launching, it would just quit. Then I found the Mail and Calendar app on the Microsoft store which told me that it was already installed but it had an update, so I updated it. Then on the second launch attempt after that, I got the Mail app back!
However, it's already warning me again that it will soon be replaced by Outlook once more:
Has anyone found a way to prevent this from happening and permanently keep the Mail app, even without updates? Note that I only care about the Mail app, not Calendar. Thank you!
Note: I already managed to restore the Mail app, not asking for that. What I need is a way to make it permanent, i.e. to prevent it from automatically switching to Outlook, with no return. Thanks.