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DryHeat
Brass Contributor
Apr 15, 2019

Same OneNote version, different interface and menus

I'm using OneNote for Windows 10 ver. 16001.11425.20094.0 on two different 64-bit computers.

Setting Options are the same on both, including "OneNote Preview = On."

 

Computer #1 has the newer, more compact navigation system with the "books on a shelf," magnifying glass, and clock icons in a nav-bar on the left, notebooks in a drop-down at the top.  Comp #2 has the old style where the entire list of notebooks is on the left.

 

Comp #1 "View | Navigation Panes" functions as a "show/hide" for the navigation panes.  On Comp #1 it is a menu with several choices (like "Show Only Pages" etc.).

 

Comp #1 "View | Tags" menu has no "Create new tags" option.  Comp #2 has that option.

 

There are more differences, but I'm trying to figure out why.  I would like the interface on the two computers to be the same so it doesn't feel like my laptop and desktop are running two different programs.

 

 

  • Jürgen Modre's avatar
    Jürgen Modre
    Copper Contributor

    Hello

     

    I have exactly the same problem.

    Could it be that if a standard Microsoft-Account and a Business-Account was already previously used for this OneNote installation it does NOT SHOW THE NEW NAVIGATION?

    This even happens for two different signed in users on the same laptop: One shows new navigation the other logged in user does have the old navigation.

     

    Is there any fix for this?

    I de-installed OneNote and installed again, also removed both accounts from OneNote and added again, but still the old navigation is shown!

     

    OneNote for Windows 10 ver. 16001.11601.20066.0

     

    Thanks for any help

    Juergen

  • Yuval Welis's avatar
    Yuval Welis
    Brass Contributor

    It may be related to the language of Windows 10 - if installed as Non-english or English and then added a language pack. Because for every language there is a differnt version cycle.    

    • Jürgen Modre's avatar
      Jürgen Modre
      Copper Contributor

      Yuval Welis 

      I tested it, you are right, it is LANGUAGE DEPENDENT.

      The english version shows the "new navigation" and the non-english Win10 language user account not, with the same Office365 workplace-account.

       

      Thanks Jürgen

       

      PS: Seems to be a hard translation & release job, since the non-english OneNote WhatsNew webpage already documents the "new navigation", but the app has still the old navigation!

    • DryHeat's avatar
      DryHeat
      Brass Contributor

      Yuval Welis 

       

      I'm glad this was true for some but it doesn't seem to be the case for me.  Both computers have the same language setup.  But one shows the new interface and the other doesn't. 

       

      Desktop - Yes, Laptop - No.  Still no idea why.

      • wjli2020's avatar
        wjli2020
        Copper Contributor
        I had the same issue. Later realized the old version is installed from my corporate account (Office ProPlus) and the new version is installed from my personal Office 365 subscription. Reinstall from the same source solved my problem.

        Hope this helps.
  • DeathDeserter's avatar
    DeathDeserter
    Copper Contributor
    Yo! Guys I've figured it out. Install the One Note from the Microsoft store app and not from the Microsoft office package. This solves the issue for me.

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