Windows Mail - delete or turn it off
I have a Windows 10 machine running Office 365 (local install of Outlook 32 bit) - I have Outlook setup as my default app. All is working well; however, I get two notifications when I receive a new email and have noticed that for some reason, Windows Mail seems to be turned on as well (which I do not want). I have read several posts, but want to confirm exactly how to turn off the Windows Mail. Should I delete the account under Windows Mail and if I delete the account I want to confirm that will not affect my email account in anyway and my email account setup in Outlook will not be affected. Your help is appreciated. Thank you.
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I would suggest you turn off notifications or CLOSE the second app.
Uninstall the mail app: start menu ->type "apps" -> go to ""add or remove programs" where you can find it.
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I deleted the account under the settings as suggested by Steve. Thank you all for your assistance. It is appreciated!
Just a note:
I find the built-in mail app to be extremely naughty. It reminded me to insert credentials for some "incorrectly configured microsoft account" on a pc where I never even used it. MS is trying to make you use that thing - I uninstall it. And by the way it made my CPU spike frequently for minutes (for what? Mailboxes were almost empty).
I find the built-in mail app to be extremely naughty. It reminded me to insert credentials for some "incorrectly configured microsoft account" on a pc where I never even used it. MS is trying to make you use that thing - I uninstall it. And by the way it made my CPU spike frequently for minutes (for what? Mailboxes were almost empty).
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Thanks McKnife - I will uninstall it!
However if you used it and set it up, then you may wish to uninstall it. You can do that in Settings, Apps, Mail and Calendar and there is the ability to uninstall.