Windows 10: Searching Mail app only returns unread email or email from contacts

Discus and support Searching Mail app only returns unread email or email from contacts in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi, How do I get searches in the mail app to return all results? It seems to only return results from unread emails (confession, I'm rubbish at... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by EleanorStanley, Sep 17, 2018.

  1. Searching Mail app only returns unread email or email from contacts


    Hi,


    How do I get searches in the mail app to return all results? It seems to only return results from unread emails (confession, I'm rubbish at deleting email so have a lot of those!) or from contacts. Which makes it nearly (or sometimes totally) impossible to find things like online order confirmations which might have really important information like reference numbers but don't turn up even if I put in super specific keywords which will only appear in a few emails. I have started putting emails like this in a specific folder but that doesn't help for older emails or if I forget to do that. I don't know if there is a filter on or something, but is there a way to change settings so all results are returned when I search?


    Thanks

    :)
     
    EleanorStanley, Sep 17, 2018
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  2. davidhk Win User

    Email contacts missing


    1. If you open Mail app and click the + sign for New mail > type first couple of letters of a contact name > will a list of suggested names appear ?

    2. Go to All apps > scroll to P > click People. Is the contact list there ?
     
    davidhk, Sep 17, 2018
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  3. Can I make the email app default to the unread mail folder?

    I would like the email app to default to the unread mail list on opening, is this possible?

    Also when I view an email and return to the list it does not update the unread list, unless I return to the full inbox view and then back to the unread list.

    Is there a real professional email app available or is this toy app the only one we get to use?
     
    Les Ferguson, Sep 17, 2018
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  4. gkuep1945 Win User

    Searching Mail app only returns unread email or email from contacts

    Need help organizing contacts in Win7 Live Email

    I use Windows7 Live Email and need to have separate groups of email contacts. Live maintains all the contacts and allows grouping into categories but they still reside in the main list. I need to have separate groups for camera club, friends, and relatives. I don't want to have to look thru the whole list to find a business contact not in a group.

    Can anyone recommend a way to do this or another email program to use that will?

    Thanks!
     
    gkuep1945, Sep 17, 2018
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