Switching Back to Word 10 from Microsoft 365

[cartographyslalom]

I use Windows 10 and prefer the standard Word program. Recently, all my documents started opening in Microsoft 365, and I can't get back to the normal Word. I've tried turning off cloud saves, deleting Office 365, and following online instructions, but nothing works. How can I get my documents to open in regular Word 10 instead of Microsoft 365?

 

[Bighorn]

First, there is no "standard Word Program" as it didn't automatically come with Windows but was included as a trial by OEMs on new machines [WordPad is a "lite" version of Word and included]. Word 97, Word 2000, 2002/XP, 2003 used the file extension of .doc but Word 2007 and later use a newer format with the extension of .docx. Word 2010 was the first to offer either 32-bit or 64-bit. Word 10 was even older than Word 97. Word 2007 and later can use the older .doc files but Word 2000 through Word 2003 require a Compatibility Pack to enable use of the .docx from Word 2007 and later. I just opened a file from years ago saved as Word 2010 .docx and it opened correctly in Microsoft 365. I later opened a .docx file created in Microsoft 365 and it works fine in Word 2013 on a different computer.

 

[Bighorn]

Reflecting on my reply I see I made a mistake. The Word 10 app is actually part of Office 2002/XP. This is what shows in Help, About: