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How to: Set up your email in Windows Mail
Windows Mail is already installed on most recent versions of Windows. You can also download it from Microsoft.
To set up your email account in Windows Mail:
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Open Windows Mail and click 'Accounts' then 'Add Account'.
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On the next screen click 'Other account'.
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Enter your email address, the name to show on your sent emails, and your email password. Then click 'Sign in'.
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You may see a message 'We couldn't find info for that account'. That's OK, just click the 'Try again' button.
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You will now see a message that your account has been set up successfully. Click 'Done' and you're ready to start using your address in Windows Mail.
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