Windows 10: Under Settings for Email Security it says my account cannot be set up? How do I add email...

Under Settings for Email Security it says my account cannot be set up? How do I add email security?

:)

 

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.

 

Set up Charter email?

Suggestion :
Install Windows Live Mail as your email client > configure Charter email account into WLM.

WLM is one of the programs included in Windows Essentials. You have a choice of which program you want or don't want.
Link to download/install Windows Essentials..........
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/essentials

Is that acceptable ?

 

set email

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Based on the description, I am assuming that you are facing difficulties in setting up the PC with the Microsoft account.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

• What is the Version and Build of Windows 10 installed? (Type winver
  in Windows search/Run command)
• Did you create a Microsoft account with double m in .com?
• Do you have any other user account created on the PC?
• When you say "typed in the current email we use but added an extra "m" on the .com" where did you type in the email with extra m?
  
• When you say "now it sends codes to the incorrect email. how do we change it" are you referring to the alternate email where you get the code?

Scenario 1: If you are able to login to the PC with the account, then convert this account to a local Administrator account and then convert back to Microsoft Account with the correct
email account.

Steps to covert to local account.

1. Press Windows + I key to open Settings.
   
2. Select Accounts and click on Your info from the left pane.
   
3. Click on Sign in with a local account instead.
   
4. Click on Next. And follow the onscreen steps.

Note: Don’t set a password.



Steps to covert to Microsoft Account.

1. Press Windows + I key to open Settings.
   
2. Select Accounts and click on Your info from the left pane.
   
3. Click on Sign in with a Microsoft Account instead.
   
4. Click on Next. Enter the correct Microsoft Account.
   
5. Follow the onscreen steps.

Scenario 2: If you have created an incorrect Microsoft account, e.g. Lxxxxxx@xxxxx.comm, then create a new Microsoft account. Refer this article on
How to create a new Microsoft account



Let us know the results. We will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator