- Step 1: Launch the main interface of the Windows 10 Mail application.
- Step 2: On the left panel, navigate to the Settings icon and click it.
- Step 3: When a new window opens, select the Accounts option followed by the Add Account option.
- Step 4: Click Advanced Setup in the Choose An Account dialog window.
- Step 5: Go to the Internet Email field and click the ‘POP or IMAP accounts that let you view your email in a web browser’ link.
- Step 6: Fill the valid information in the Email Address, User Name, Password, and Account Name fields.
- Step 7: Provide the server details in the Incoming Email Server and Outgoing (SMTP) Email Server fields.
- Step 8: Choose the POP3 option from the Account Type drop-down menu.
- Step 9: Select the checkbox next to the options that are given here.
- Step 10: Outgoing server requires authentication
- Step 11: Use the same user name and password for sending email
- Step 12: Require SSL for incoming email
- Step 13: Require SSL for outgoing email
- Step 14: After filling all the required fields, click the Sign In button at the bottom-right end of the screen and select the Done option.
- Step 15: This will add your email account to the Windows 10 Mail application.
- Step 16: If the email configuration is successful, you will see your email account on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Step 17: Verify if you can send and receive an email.
- Step 18: To do so, send a test email to the same email address.
- Step 19: If the email that you sent is received back, the email account is configured correctly.
- Step 20: If you have problems in the email configuration process, refer to the following points.
- Step 21: Upgrade the Windows 10 computer and add the email account again.
- Step 22: You have to provide the correct email address and password.
