How To Setup Email On Windows 10 Mail
Launch Mail
- Type Mail into the search bar next to the start menu.
- 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.
- Click Add Account.
If Mail Has Been Set Up
- Click the Settings icon in the bottom left.
- On the right side of the mail window, the settings pane will open. Click Accounts.
- Click Add Account.
Enter Settings
- On the Choose an Account screen, click Advanced Setup.
- Click 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, replacing example.com with your domain.
- Account Type: Choose IMAP4 (recommended) or POP3.
- User Name: Enter the email address for the account you're setting up.
- Password: The password for the email account you are setting up.
- Outgoing: mail.example.com, replacing example.com with your domain.
- Leave the boxes checked 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
- Click Sign In.
- On the Setup Successful message, click Done.
- If you receive an Untrusted certificate message, click Continue.
Your email account should now be added to Windows 10 mail.