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Same OneNote version, different interface and menus
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.
DryHeat DryHeat Yuval Welis Jürgen Modre
Are you sure that both of your computers have the same version? The standard O365 version of OneNote installed as the default app in new Windows 10 computers is currently Version 16001.11629.20028.0 and is designed to be mobile / touch screen friendly but currently does not allow opening or storing OneNote notebooks in anything but cloud service locations such as OneDrive. There is another version known as the desktop app or "OneNote 2016" which is the latest version that can open and sync with network or local file storage notebooks. According to Microsoft, OneNote 2016 continues to be available for free but will no longer have new features added to it. I am hoping that in the near future the O365 version will have the ability to work with local and network files, but currently it seems to me that it is of seriously limited use. Forbes has a good article on the differences and the plans that Microsoft has for sunsetting the OneNote 2016 version here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2018/04/22/microsoft-is-sunsetting-onenote-2016-heres-what-you-need-to-know/#15b90b7620d0
You can also do a google search for "onenote 2016 vs onenote" to see what others are saying about the new OneNote version.
As noted in the first line of the OP, "I'm using OneNote for Windows 10 ver. 16001.11425.20094.0 on two different 64-bit computers." Of course, that was 2 months ago. Now both computers have version 16001.11629.20028.0, but the problem remains the same.
(My comment about only installing from my personal Office 365 subscription was to wjli2020 to let him know that his suggestion of a complication caused by using a corporate account was not relevant to my situation. Sorry if that confused you.)