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How To Setup Email On Windows 10 Mail
Overview
This article will explain how to setup an email account in the Windows 10 mail application.
Launch Mail
- Type "Mail" into the search bar next to the start menu.
Searching Mail in Windows 10 - Click the "Mail" icon that appears in the search results.
The mail application should open on your screen.
Add a New Account
There are two ways to add an email account in Mail. If mail hasn't been setup before, you will get a Welcome window inviting you to setup an email account. If mail has been setup already, you will have to access the mail settings and create a new account. The following are instructions for both scenarios:
If Mail Hasn't Been Setup
- Click "Get Started".
Windows 10 Mail Getting Started button. - Click "Add account".
Windows 10 Mail add account button.
If Mail Has Been Setup
- Click the Settings icon in the bottom left.
Windows 10 Mail Settings - On the right side of the mail window, the settings pane will open. Click on "Accounts".
Windows 10 Mail Account Settings - Click "add Account".
Windows 10 Mail add account button.
Enter Settings
- On the new account screen, choose Advanced Setup.
Windows 10 Mail advanced setup. - Choose Internet email
- On the next screen, enter the following settings:
- Account Name: Anything you would like to name this account.
- Your Name: The name that people will see when you send them an email from this account.
- Incoming Mail Server: mail.example.com Note: Replace example.com with your domain.
- Account Type: Choose IMAP4 (recommended) or POP3
- User Name: Enter the email address for the account you are setting up.
- Password: The password for the email account you are setting up.
- Outgoing: mail.example.com Note: Replace example.com with your domain.
- Leave the checkboxes for "Outgoing server requires authentication", "Use the same user name and password for sending mail", "Require SSL for incoming email", "Require SSL for outgoing email" checked.
- Click the "Sign In" button.
The Windows 10 Mail sign in button. - On the "Setup Successful" message click the "Done" button.
The Windows 10 mail setup successful window. - If you receive an "Untrusted certificate" message, click the continue button.
The untrusted certificate window.
Your email account should now be added to Windows 10 mail.
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