Windows 10: How to use a Yahoo email with Mail app.

I folks,

I have an Outlook account, of course, but I don't use it. Instead I use my Yahoo email, but for some reason the new app won't let me add it. Instead it only wants my Outlook email. Is there and way to add a Yahoo email?

This is what I get when I select Add Account in Mail settings.





Thanks for any help,

-Chuck

:)

 

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How to set up a Yahoo email account in the Mail app on Windows 10

 

Unable to sign in to Yahoo email app, Error message: Wrong ID or Password.

Hi,



I realize that you are unable to sign in to the Yahoo mail app in Windows 10, let me assist you.



To assist you better, check and let us know whether you can login to the Yahoo mail app using other email credentials and also try login to the email using browser and check if you can access the email.

If you are able to login to the Yahoo mail app with other email credentials, then I suggest you to contact the Yahoo mail app support and check if it helps.

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Chuck, try the other account choice.

 

Okay, I just gave that try and it came back with this:





The email is correct, as well as the password.

 

Hmm, I do not use a yahoo account to try. Try the advanced setup up option

go to step 10 here in the tut

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6...0-a.html?ltr=M

 

Okay, I think I got it set up. As long as I got all the server address right. *Confused

 

That should do it. Click the yahoo link it shows to verify your settings

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mobile/set...p-sln3697.html

Good Luck!

 

That's what I need! Thanks for the help Dude! *Smile

-Chuck

 

I have not seen one right post here for yahoo mail, This is an app and to work on a continuous basis, you need to create a one time app specific password. So go into yahoo, go to account security and sign in again, and then go to manage app passwords. Go to generate a one time app specific password like for an iPhone. You do not have to turn off the 2 step verification. When it asks for the app, just say windows 10 and generate. Copy and paste that password into the password for yahoo in the Windows 10 app and you are done! It will stay logged in.

 

Dalem8203,
This worked like a charm. I have been struggling with this for about a month and could not find anyone with the answer until now... THANKS!

 

Me too. I've been struggling to figure this out, and you fixed my problem. Thanks!

 

FYI for Yahoo Mail users,

With the release of Windows 10, Yahoo has released a stand alone mail app for Windows 10, so you don't have to use the default mail app that's included in Windows 10 if you don't want to use it. There are two ways that you can get the Yahoo Mail App for Windows 10:

First way:

1. Launch the Windows Store app by going to the Cortana search box and type in "Windows Store" in the box.
2. Once you have the Windows Store app launched, in the upper right corner, you will see another search box.
3. Enter "Yahoo Mail" in this search box. It will then give you, a list of matching apps with Yahoo Mail being one of them.
4. Click on the "Yahoo Mail" app. You will then see a description of what the app is.
5. Click on the Install button to install the app on your computer. The app will download.
6. Once the app finishes downloading, the "Install" box will change to "Launch." Click "Launch" to launch the app and enter your Yahoo account info.

Second Way:

1. Go to: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...l/9nblggh20c5j. This is a direct link to the app.
2. Click on the box that says "Get the app." This should launch the Windows Store app and take you directly to the app to download.

The Yahoo Mail app is a lot like using Yahoo's web mail service, only it also functions as a default mail app for Windows 10, meaning that you can set it as the default mail app to launch when ever you click any e-mail address from a web site.

The only real issue that I've found with this app is if your ISP is either AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, or Rogers, and you log on using your ISP based e-mail address, the app doesn't work that well with these e-mail accounts like it does with the straight yahoo.com accounts. These ISP's mentioned currently contact with Yahoo to provide both their e-mail hosting and custom portal pages for their customers.