Windows Mail will notify you that it is retrieving your email messages from the server. That’s it! Click Finish to confirm changes. You can check the box to manually configure server settings, but you can leave that option out when setting up a Hotmail or Live account, as Windows Live Mail will automatically recognize those addresses.Ĭlick Yes if you are prompted to sign in to your Windows Live services. Fill in all the necessary details, such as your email address, password and display name. When you launch Windows Live Mail 2011 for the first time you are prompted to add an email account. We also show how to add an existing email account if you already have Windows Live Mail set up. In this article we show you how to setup an email account in Windows Live Mail 2011 for the first time.
