Windows Live Mail allows you to send and receive messages from multiple email accounts. You can set up Windows Mail to work with many types of providers, from the biggest, most popular email services all the way down to the smallest ISP (Internet service provider). However, to add Yahoo! mail account, you require special subscription of [Yahoo! Mail Plus] to entitle for this facility.
Setting up Windows Live Mail only requires doing it once. After you successfully configure your email accounts in Windows Live Mail, you will never have to do it again. Unless you wish to add additional email account(s).
How to Add Email Accounts to Windows Live Mail
In the following steps, we will show you how to add email accounts to Windows Live Mail.
Select the blue Windows Live Mail button located on the top-left corner of the application window.
When the menu appears, select Options and then choose Email accounts.
When the Accounts dialog box appears, select the Add button.
Select Email Account as the type of account you wish to add to Windows Live Mail.
Enter your email account and login credentials along with the option to set your Display name. Make sure Remember this password is selected if the computer is not shared. If you have multiple users on the same account you can uncheck this option or create multiple Windows user accounts and not have to worry about your privacy.
If you have more than one account and would like to make the account you are adding the default account, select the Make this default email account checkbox.
Manual Server Settings
If you are using an email provider that is not automatically configured with Windows Live Mail, or if you host your own email server, you may need to manually configure the email server settings.
To do this, select Manually configure server settings and click Next. Add the information needed to connect to the email servers. Once you enter those settings, Windows Live should be able to fetch the emails without a problem.
When you have added the account and saved the settings you will be able to access all of your email accounts in one place. You will notice that Windows Live Mail will have a section for each email account added. Enjoy the comfort of reading all of your emails in one place.
Add an Account to Windows Mail
If you are using Windows 10, you have access to the Windows Mail app. In addition, if you use your Microsoft account to sign in to your computer, that email address is already set up in the Mail app.
Accessing the Mail app and adding additional email accounts to it is simple.
Type "mail" into the search box in the lower-right corner of the taskbar and select Mail App in the search results. The Windows Mail app will open.
A Welcome page will appear if this is the first time you have used the Mail app. If so, select Add Account and skip to step 4. If you have used the app before, select Settings in the lower-right corner of the Mail window and choose Manage Accounts.
Select Add Account.
The Add an Account window will open. Choose the type of email account you want to add, such as Outlook, Google, or Yahoo.
Enter the sign-in information for the account you want to add and select Next.
Windows Mail will verify your account information. A confirmation screen will notify you when the setup is complete.