New Desktop with Win 10 and Win 10 mail… Can I install my old Live Mail 2011 (or 2012) instead-new mail is horrible

I have struggled for 3 days trying to get my email to let me see attachments on emails in my inbox.  They show as gray boxes, and when I choose download, the arrow spins in circles forever.   I also do not like the layout and just would like to install windows essentials 2012, to get back to an email that worked well for 4 years.  I assume 2012 live mail is similar to the 2011 live mail I had with my older Windows 7 desktop that I am replacing.   Any thoughts on whether this will work.   When I tried to install "Windows Essentials 2012", I got a message to restart my PC because there was a prior version, but I assume it means a newer (win 10 mail version), so I thought it best to ask before I do anything else.  Thanks for any help.

Ken