

Microsoft just aren’t very good at writing software anymore and it’s pretty apparent to me that very little thought has gone into creating these ‘apps’.
#Opera mail mapi windows 10#
I use the Windows 10 mail app, but I can see why people don’t want to use it. Every time the mail app updates itself (which is often), it rearranges all your folders back to default, etc. You can’t even create folders in the Windows 10 Mail app, it’s that basic. And to really highlight how far Microsoft have slipped, Outlook Express from over 15 years ago runs circles round the whole lot.īelieve it or not, I’m OK with Microsoft streamlining software and cutting down on unnecessary bloat that people just weren’t using, but with their ‘apps’ they go beyond that to the point where even basic functionality is missing. Hell, even the website is more capable than both the apps put together.

The Windows 8 mail app was pretty dire, but even that was more functional than the Windows 10 one (which is really saying something).

The problem is Microsoft are replacing decent software with software that’s unbelievably basic. The information you need are published on this Microsoft support website. To add a new Pop3 or IMAP connection click on Add under accounts and follow the instructions. It seems that you cannot modify an account directly. Make sure Pop or IMAP is selected there.Double-click on the email account that you want to check.Select Menu > Options > Email accounts in Windows Live Mail.To check an existing account do the following: If you are using Windows Live Mail 2012 to connect to a Microsoft email account, make sure it is set up to connect via Pop3 or IMAP and you should be set to survive the cut on June 30th. You can configure your account to connect using POP or IMAP instead, and this should still work after Jas Microsoft won't disable POP or IMAP access to as it would affect all third-party clients if they would do so. Windows Live Mail supports three different connection types: POP, IMAP, and Outlook / Windows Live synchronization. Alternatively, they may take advantage of a one year free subscription of Office 365 Personal to use Outlook 2016 to connect to the account.
