Windows 10: native mail app not displaying my name - how can i change this?

My Gmail is not sending with my name from the app. it says group admin which doesnt help my recipient to know its me sending them an email. How can this be solved?

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Windows 10 Mail app; how to change / update the mail display name ?

Hi Eric,

Thank you for posting the query in Microsoft Community Forum!

Form the description; you want the display name to be changed in the mail app.

I would suggest you to follow the steps to change the Account display in Mail app:

1. Open Mail app

2. Select “settings”.

3. Under settings select “Manage Account”.

4. Click on the Account name

5. Change the Account name

Hope this information is helpful. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to reply.

 

Windows 10 Mail app; how to change / update the mail display name ?

Hi,

Thank you for posting in this forum. I am more than happy to assist you with your concern about changing the display name of your profile.

To change your display name, just simply follow the steps below.

• Sign in here
  http://profile.live.com/
• Click Edit beside the name above the picture box.
• Enter your name and click Save.

Once you have changed the display name check whether the name has been updated in the Mail app.

If you have other questions or concerns, please let us know and we'll be much happy to answer them for you.

Thank you.

 

While sending mail, does not show my name, instead shows my email address

I would suggest you to follow the steps to change the Account display in Mail app:

1. Open Mail app

2. Select “settings”.

3. Under settings select “Manage Account”.

4. Click on the Account name

5. Change the Account name

If still not working, try the steps below:

• In the Mail app, open Settings (the gear icon).
• Click 'Manage Accounts'
• Select the account you want to change the outgoing display name for
• Click 'options for syncing email, contacts, and calendar'
• in the account sync settings, there should be a 'Your name' text field that is used as the display name for outgoing emails.