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Excuse me: How can I download OneNote software separately on my Win10? I am currently using WPS for work, but I still use OneNote for taking notes in my studies outside of work.

I want to download this software individually without OfficeUp. How should I download it?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-17T15:33:06.39+00:00
Nuyoah Ry 25 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-28T20:36:01.4366667+00:00
Craig Long 14,350 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

Unable to open web OneNote notebooks from OneDrive on the Onenote desktop app

Hello all, Good to know: I am currently on the latest version of Windows 11 and running version 2508 of OneNote on Microsoft Business 2024. Summary of issue: I am able to edit individual notebooks using the web version, but can not edit or access the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-28T19:24:41.55+00:00
Jasmine Bailey 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-28T20:16:44.03+00:00
Kai-L 2,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Export OneNote notebooks

How do I BATCH EXPORT my OneNote files to another format

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-12T14:26:44.8066667+00:00
Brown, Peter F 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-08-28T09:54:09.4966667+00:00
Tamara-Hu 1,865 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

OneNote stuck in Read Only mode

The business I work for has been using multiple Personal licenses/subscriptions. I took over the administrative responsibilities and purchased multiple Business Standard licenses. While attempting to log into one of the personal accounts to copy over the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-20T22:48:17.6233333+00:00
Erik Peterson 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-26T20:51:50.31+00:00
Kristen-L 2,400 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Your Administrator has blocked your ability to open this file type in OneNote.

Your Administrator has blocked your ability to open this file type in OneNote. I need a fix for this ASAP.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-30T20:58:47.31+00:00
Edwards, Christopher 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-25T22:23:42.1266667+00:00
Edwards, Christopher 0 Reputation points
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I am getting an error when syncing to the Windows 11 OneNote but the troubleshooting guide does not say how to fix it.

I am encountering an error when syncing to the Windows 11 OneNote, but the troubleshooting guide does not provide instructions on how to resolve it. It says "Unable to create backup" I checked the Troubleshoot guide, but it didn't tell me what…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-19T22:05:20.8733333+00:00
Traci Butz 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-25T16:58:47.7066667+00:00
Alexis-NG 2,425 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

why does the feature to 'remove link' get disabled from OneNote page

why does the feature to 'remove link' get disabled from OneNote page

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2023-05-23T17:18:16.41+00:00
Joe Pokrifka 70 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-22T19:02:31.4533333+00:00
Jake Hayden 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Unable to switch to new OneNote - error during backup

My work laptop has recently upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. When I open OneNote for Windows 10, I see a banner across the top saying I need to "Switch Now" to the latest version as OneNote will reach end of support on October…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-13T11:41:19.9233333+00:00
Toby McDaid 45 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-08-22T15:21:15.9833333+00:00
Janey Palmer 0 Reputation points
3 answers

OneNote Search Results not pinning

When attempting to click the "pin search results (Alt-O)" or by pressing ALT-O, the pinning action does not work.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-23T17:46:04.84+00:00
Krajewski, Todd 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-20T16:16:37.46+00:00
Biagio Mazzucco (bjm) 0 Reputation points
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OneNote is crashing when I insert a tag - how can I avoid this?

OneNote just hangs / freezes when using 'Ctrl-3' to insert a question tag. The application has to be closed and restarted. This appears to happen consistently after using the draw tab and highlighting something on a page. Re-opening OneNote and…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-08T10:38:07.0833333+00:00
Colin Harvey 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-20T07:43:34.34+00:00
Henry-N 1,580 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Two Versions of a Copied OneNote Notebook Were Created and Not Syncing

I had created a copied OneNote Notebook for our team to use as a Sandbox environment, but somehow it created two versions of the sandbox notebook and neither of the versions are updating with each other. Is there a way to fix this?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-13T14:32:57.0866667+00:00
Liz 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-18T20:12:28.62+00:00
Chris Duong 1,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Stream video in OneNote

Hi, MS announced that it will be possible to insers videos from new stream directly to OneNote and users can watch the video within OneNote. It was specified, that it will be since version 2306. However, in our company, we have SemiAnnual with version…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-18T09:52:45.2666667+00:00
Krajnak Tomas 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-18T12:40:54.4566667+00:00
Tina L 2,520 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Lost Entire Work Day - All Notes Gone - not deleted

I live and breathe in One Note in my Business Development Role. I spent the entire day sequencing market plans, client lists and related info - important info. At the end of the day, I closed down properly as I do everyday and powered down my desktop. I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-06T22:40:41.0033333+00:00
Carrie 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-11T17:45:46.5833333+00:00
Vy Nguyen 3,165 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Rename OneNote Notebook

I am trying to rename a OneNote Notebook, but it is only renaming the first part of the file title

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-06T07:56:47.03+00:00
Jane East 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-08-08T14:06:40.7933333+00:00
Jane East 20 Reputation points
1 answer

When will Microsoft finally roll back the Search box in OneNote so it no longer covers most of the screen?

In OneNote, the Search option used to be in the far right side and it worked fine where it was. Then Someone had a bad idea and moved it to then be an ALWAYS ON TOP element that can't be moved or disabled and placed it in the very center of the app so…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-08-07T21:38:23.08+00:00
Jesse C 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-07T22:00:46.0633333+00:00
Chris Duong 1,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

I want to put the floating search bar in OneNote back in the page list

The new position for the OneNote search bar floats it right over the page title and content unless the window is full screen or you hide all the OneNote tools by switching views. Just minimising the search bar won't help because when you open it, it will…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-09T15:13:45.7166667+00:00
Mary Branscombe 35 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-07T21:51:50.1066667+00:00
Jesse C 10 Reputation points
3 answers

Cannot Insert meeting details in OneNote on my Mac

I'm trying to insert meeting details in OneNote on a Mac. My OneNote, Outlook etc. are signed in, but when I try to insert meeting details I get prompted to login. If I select Work or School account I get a pop-up which should contain sign-in info but it…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2023-09-25T15:06:17.1733333+00:00
Steve Derbyshire 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-07T17:07:47.5233333+00:00
Gilberto Prudencio 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Adding OneNote OCR text to Copilot Graph

OneNote OCR search works well on Windows. The Notebook is in a corporate SharePoint location. When using MS365 Copilot in Work mode.. Copilot can't see OCR text on OneNote pages that was from screenshots that were previously OCR'd. Is there a backend…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-26T16:24:01.2433333+00:00
Jim Frey 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-04T00:01:11.23+00:00
AlexDN 2,435 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

How to open shared OneNote notebook in desktop app from browser?

A colleague recently shared a notebook with me but I am only able to access via my web browser and not the application, which makes it inconvenient when trying to make offline edits. Is there any way to access the shared notebook on my desktop…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Windows
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2023-02-23T21:44:24.0133333+00:00
Tre' Landry 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-01T20:45:12.47+00:00
Ana R 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to recover a shared OneNote Workbook

Hello, I've been working with a user who is unable to access a OneNote Workbook that is shared among their team. It used to be located on their Teams Channel and disappeared on July 17th. Ever since that date, they have been unable to access the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For business | Windows
asked 2025-07-24T19:24:18.0233333+00:00
Chitanavong, Austin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-30T21:04:58.3133333+00:00
Ian-Ng 2,615 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator