Follow this tutorial if you have decided to use Windows 10 Mail
This will come pre-installed on any windows 10 machine and therefore no download will be needed.
Open the app by clicking the start menu, search ‘mail’ then select Windows 10 Mail.
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If you don’t have any accounts set up within Windows 10 Mail you should see this window: Click ‘Add account’.
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Scroll down this list and select ‘Advanced Options’ as shown below, then chose ‘Internet Mail.
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You will then be greeted with this new window…
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If you wish to set up IMAP then follow then follow the next setup instruction, if you wish to set up POP3 then skip to the POP3 setup section.
IMAP Settings:
Email address: Enter your email address here [tech@cbits.net]
Username: Enter your email address [tech@cbits.net]
Password: Your email password here. This is case sensitive
Account name: Whatever you wish to name your account [Work]
Send your messages using this name: A familiar name so recipients will know who the email has come from e.g [ComputerBits Support]
Incoming email server: mail.yourdomain (e.g. mail.bestcompany.co.uk)
Account type: IMAP4
Outgoing (SMTP) email server: Same as Incoming mail server.
Once all that is entered you will see four tick boxes at the bottom as seen in the picture below…
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Outgoing requires authentication: Ticked
Use the same username and password for sending emails: Ticked
Require SSL for incoming emails: Ticked
Require SSL for outgoing emails: Not Ticked
POP3 Settings:
For POP3 follow the same steps for IMAP until you get to the window where you enter your details. At this point you will have to enter this information instead:
Email address: Enter your email address here [tech@cbits.net]
Username: Enter your email address [tech@cbits.net]
Password: Your email password here. This is case sensitive
Account name: Whatever you wish to name your account [Work]
Send your messages using this name: A familiar name so recipients will know who the email has come from [ComputerBits Support]
Incoming email server: mail.yourdomain (e.g. bestcompany.co.uk)
Account type: POP3
Outgoing (SMTP) email server: Same as Incoming mail server.
Once all that is entered you will see four ticket boxes at the bottom as seen in the picture below…
![](https://cbits.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mail3.5-2-1.png)
Outgoing requires authentication: Ticked
Use the same username and password for sending emails: Ticked
Require SSL for incoming emails: Ticked
Require SSL for outgoing emails: Not Ticked