M3Server Technical Blog FAQ Windows 8 Email Setup

Windows 8 Email Setup

Login to your PC with your Microsoft account.

Note: If other people also use your PC, make sure each person signs in to the PC with their own Microsoft account. That way, each person will only see their own mail.

  1. On Start, tap or click Mail.

  2. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Settings.(If you’re using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Settings.)

3. Tap or click Accounts.

4. Under Accounts, click Add an account.

5. Under Add an account, click Other account.

6. Click Show more details.

7. Use the following example to help you enter your information:

INCOMING MAIL SERVER / IMAP 
HOST:  your_domain.com
SSL (OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED)
Try and use default ports, but they should be:
If SSL option is STARTTLS or DISABLED then use 143 Your client may need SSL
port to be 993

SMTP / Outgoing mail server:
HOST:  your_domain.com
SSL (OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED)
Try and use default ports, but they should be:
If SSL option is STARTTLS or DISABLED then use 587 Your client may need SSL
port to be 465

Note: Remember, regardless what SMTP option SSL enabled or disabled, the server. STILL requires authentication.  Check the box AND enter the same user name and password that you used for the IMAP.

Note: Windows 8 doesn’t support POP3 email accounts.

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8. Select Outgoing server requires authentication.

9. Select Use the same username and password to send and receive mail.

10. Click Connect.

Now your email is setup, repeat process to add multiple email accounts.

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