Despite the name, also works on Windows 11.No new features and support only until October 2025. “OneNote for Windows 10” a Universal Windows Platform app.It has all the new and future features plus ongoing support for security and bug fixes.This is the program that’s continuing development.

“OneNote app on Windows” is the standard desktop program (32/64 bit).

There are currently TWO OneNote programs that can run on Windows which Microsoft gave confusingly similar names which have changed over time. To quickly recap for sensible people who haven’t been keeping track of the OneNote twists and turns …

It’s part of the planned obsolescence of one OneNote app and the focus on a single Windows program for OneNote.ĭespite this change, there’s still plenty of Microsoft created confusion around OneNote apps.

To pin the OneNote for Windows 10 app, right-click the icon labeled OneNote for Windows 10, select More, and then select Pin to taskbar.The lesser of the two Windows OneNote programs has been dropped from the Microsoft Store. To pin the OneNote desktop app, right-click the icon labeled OneNote, select More, and then select Pin to taskbar. In Windows 10, select Start in the lower left corner of the Windows task bar. In Windows 11, select the Windows Start icon near the center of the Windows task bar then select on All apps. Scroll down in the list of installed apps until you see OneNote. To pin the OneNote for Windows 10 app, right-click the icon labeled OneNote for Windows 10, and then select Pin to Start. To pin the OneNote desktop app, right-click the icon labeled OneNote, and then select Pin to Start. Scroll down in the list of installed apps until you see OneNote. In Windows 11, select the Windows Start icon near the center of the Windows task bar then click on All apps. In Windows 10, select the Start button in the lower left corner of the Windows task bar. To quickly get to your preferred Windows version of OneNote, you can pin its app icon to your Start menu or the Windows taskbar. Tip: You may have to repeat these steps for each OneNote file type that you want to change.

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