Windows 10: I cannot add my email address to my account

Discus and support I cannot add my email address to my account in Windows Hello & Lockscreen to solve the problem; I got a new computer yesterday. I set it up and activated my account using my phone number, assuming it would let me add my email address later as i... Discussion in 'Windows Hello & Lockscreen' started by DABarton, Jul 6, 2021.

  1. DABarton Win User

    I cannot add my email address to my account


    I got a new computer yesterday. I set it up and activated my account using my phone number, assuming it would let me add my email address later as i could not remember the password for my email.I cannot add my email address because it's associated with a microsoft account, I cannot create a new account with my email address and log into that to remove the account i don't want either.I hate windows 10. I truly do. I have had nothing but problems with it since it installed itself on my old computer, and now, even with a brand new comnputer, I am still having stupid issues that would be easily so

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    DABarton, Jul 6, 2021
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  2. newtekie1 Win User

    Unauthorized Emails from my account?

    It is more than likely that your email account was hacked, either by a virus sniffing your password, or just simply hacked.

    Either way, change your password on your email account. Unfortunately the damage by already be done. They already have your contact list and your email address associated with that contact list. There is nothing stopping them from sending out emails using their own SMTP servers to everyone on your contact list and claiming the emails are from your email address. They don't actually have to have access to your yahoo account or even any yahoo server to send emails to people that come from your address.
     
    newtekie1, Jul 6, 2021
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  3. old email addresses

    Thank you for updating me HA.111

    Here is the step to remove that old email address.

    Start typing an email address into the “To” field. As soon as you see the old email address being recommended as one of the potential candidates, use the down arrow key to scroll through the list of suggestions. Once you highlight the old email address, type the delete key. In many cases, this will actually remove the entry not only from the current list of suggestions but from future suggestions as well. You may even find that as you mouse over the drop-down list the highlighted item will have an “x” to explicitly allow you to delete it.

    Just do this step and your good to go.

    Continue to have an escellent day HA.111

    Best regards,

    Anthony C. De Jesus

    Independent Advisor
     
    Anthony1129, Jul 6, 2021
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  4. MT Alex Win User

    I cannot add my email address to my account

    Unauthorized Emails from my account?

    Embarrassingly, everyone on my email list received spam originating from my account, which is Yahoo based. A scan with MSE found two trojans, a Java/Rowindal.A and a Downloader:Java/OpenStream.W.

    Are these the source of my unwanted email traffic? Would someone opening this email be infected with the same problems? Could there be more dangerous underlying threats.

    Hell, I have quite a few high dollar clients in my list. I always treat people's addresses like they were unlisted numbers, and don't send frivolous "Hey how are ya" junk. This is mortifying.*Eek! I cannot add my email address to my account :eek:
     
    MT Alex, Jul 6, 2021
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