Windows 10: The Windows Mail app

Discus and support The Windows Mail app in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; The Windows Mail app doesn't always clear the notification bubble numbers from the taskbar icon showing unread mail. There have been comments about... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by WilliamHinely, Nov 28, 2021.

  1. The Windows Mail app


    The Windows Mail app doesn't always clear the notification bubble numbers from the taskbar icon showing unread mail. There have been comments about this on this very page since 2016. Are you planning on ever fixing this?? Or are we stuck with a buggy program for the whole life of Windows 10?? The only fix you offer is no fix if I have to wipe all settings and reset the app.

    :)
     
    WilliamHinely, Nov 28, 2021
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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. The Windows Mail app :)

    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, Nov 28, 2021
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  3. Edwin Win User
    Mail app will not open on 10041.

    Hey Shawn,
    I did that to no avail, then I ran WSReset.exe; now I'm good on all 3, Mail, Calendar and People! *Confused
    Go figure!

    Store Cache - Clear in Windows 8
     
    Edwin, Nov 28, 2021
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  4. philc43 Win User

    The Windows Mail app

    Cannot open mail app settings


    OK, my next suggestion was going to be uninstalling Mail and Calendar and reinstalling from the Windows Store. You can have a go at this by following these steps.

    1. Open the Start menu, type Windows PowerShell.
    2. Right click on the Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
    3. Enter the below command to remove the Mail and calendar app.

    get-appxpackage *microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps* | remove-appxpackage

    After performing the above steps, install the Mail and calendar app from the Windows Store.

    Hope this helps, you will, of course, have to add you accounts back again.
     
    philc43, Nov 28, 2021
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