Windows 10: Mail app ghost account

Discus and support Mail app ghost account in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi there, So I have a gmail account in the mail app, but for some reason i can't remove this account i can't open the account settings and no mails... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Billy Cottrell, Jul 9, 2020.

  1. Mail app ghost account


    Hi there,


    So I have a gmail account in the mail app, but for some reason i can't remove this account i can't open the account settings and no mails are displayed.

    I have already searched about this but didn't really find anything helpfull. Even resetting the app and uninstalling it didn't remove this account. Also normally the accounts are visible in the windows settings -> accounts -> email & accounts but this mail isn't displayed there.


    This bugged account also blocks me from adding other gmail accounts through the google account in the mail app, imap just works fine though.

    For some reason there is like a name before the account like for example: "contose" <*** Email address is removed for privacy ***>.


    Any ideas on how I could remove this bugged account?


    Thanks in Advance!

    :)
     
    Billy Cottrell, Jul 9, 2020
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  2. Brink Win User

    Mail app will not open on 10041.

    Hello Adam,

    This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it. Mail app ghost account :)

    In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

    • Open powershell as administrator
    • Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
    • Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)
     
    Brink, Jul 9, 2020
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  3. Ghost e-mail account in Mail under Windows 10

    I have this same "Ghost" problem, but with an iCloud account. I've done all of the things you tried, but with no joy. Also, I've tried them with both my Microsoft account and my local account. The only thing I can think of is to delete the entire Mail app
    data file, but I don't know where that might be located or how to go about deleting it. The Mail app sure seems to be more trouble than it's worth. Help!
     
    Fairmarketvalue, Jul 9, 2020
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  4. Mail app ghost account

    Ghost e-mail account in Mail under Windows 10

    Hello,

    I have tried to use Mail application under Widows 10 and added my accounts for Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail.

    I had problems with my Hotmail account so that I deleted and re-created it for several times.

    The result now is that, when I click on Accounts in the right panel, in the list with all accounts I have two Hotmail items, a good one that works and a ghost one.

    I would like if you could provide a solution on how to get rid of the ghost account.

    I have tried this : removed all accounts and created them again (but the ghost account can't be removed), I uninstalled Mail application and reinstalled it, all this without any positive result.

    Thank you
     
    DonaWinter, Jul 9, 2020
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