Introduction
In this article, we will walk you through the process of adding an Outlook.com email account to the Outlook desktop application on Windows 10. Although this process is applicable to standard free Microsoft accounts ending with @outlook.com, the steps remain the same for other types of Outlook.com accounts.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites in place:
- A valid Outlook.com email account
- Outlook Desktop application installed on Windows 10
Adding Outlook.com Email Account to Outlook Desktop
Follow these steps to add your Outlook.com email account to the Outlook desktop application:
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Open the Outlook desktop application on your Windows 10 system. If you don't have it installed, download and install it from the Microsoft 365 Downloads page.
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Click on the "File" tab located at the top left corner of the application window.
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Select "Add Account" from the dropdown menu.
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In the "Account Setup" window, choose "Manually configure account settings or add an existing email account" and click "Next".
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Select "IMAP or POP" and click "Next".
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Enter your name, email address, and password in the respective fields. Click "Sign In".
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If the sign-in is successful, you will be prompted to configure your account settings. Make sure the settings match those shown below:
Incoming mail server settings:
Server: outlook.office365.com
Port: 993
Encryption: SSL/TLS
Outgoing mail server settings:
Server: smtp.office365.com
Port: 587
Encryption: TLS
Click "More Settings" and go to the "Outgoing Server" tab. Check the "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" box and select your email account from the dropdown list under "Use the same settings as my incoming mail server". Click "OK" and then "Next".
In this article, we covered the process of adding an Outlook.com email account to the Outlook desktop application on Windows 10. We discussed the prerequisites and the step-by-step process of configuring the account settings. By following these instructions, you should be able to access your Outlook.com email account seamlessly through the Outlook desktop application.