Note: This post was written in 2012 for Windows 8 Mail. Windows 8 reached end of support in 2016, and the Mail app has since been replaced by the Outlook app in Windows 11. These steps no longer apply to modern Windows.
Windows 8’s Mail app has a fresh, modern look and works great if you’re signed in with a Microsoft account — your Hotmail or Outlook mail shows up automatically. But it also supports Gmail and Yahoo accounts, which is handy. Here’s how to set them up.
Step 1: Sign in to the Windows 8 Mail app with your Microsoft account. If you don’t have one, sign up — you don’t need a new email address, you can use your existing one.
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