Access a Gmail Account in Windows Mail

This article explains how to add a Gmail account to Windows 10 Mail.

Add a Gmail Account to Windows Mail

Microsoft's default light email app for Windows 10, called Mail, offers built-in support for adding accounts for Outlook.com, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, Google, and Yahoo. The add-account wizard walks you step-by-step through the process of adding a Gmail account to Windows Mail.

1. Open Mail. Click or tap the Settings icon, located in the lower-left panel of the window, to access the Settings slide-out menu.

2. Select Manage accounts, and then select Add account.

3. From the pop-up dialog box, select Google.

4. The dialog box shifts to Google's standard Sign-In with Google web form. On the first page of the form, enter your email address.

5. On the second page, enter your password. If you set two-factor authentication on your Google account, you're asked to confirm access on an optional third screen. The fourth screen reviews the permissions that Windows requests. Select Allow to proceed.

6. After you authenticate to Google, Mail presents another dialog box asking you to specify the name you wish to use with your Gmail account. This name will appear in the "from" field of your outgoing messages. It doesn't need to match the name you set up in Gmail. After entering your name, select Sign In to continue.

Using Gmail with Windows Mail

Your Gmail account functions like any other email account within Mail. Windows automatically applies your Gmail account to the stock Calendar and Contacts apps, too, so your contacts automatically appear in the People app, and the calendars you associated with your Gmail account appear as sub-calendars under your Gmail address in the Calendar app.

However, Windows does not sync other items, like tasks you set up in Google Keep.