Windows 10: windows default email program on windows 10

There have been several posts regarding this, and several answers, none of which answered the original question.In Windows Explorer, right click on the file you want to send, select send to->mail recipient. Get message:"There is no email program associated to perform the requested action. Please install an email program, or if one is already installed, create one in the default programs control panel."In previous versions of windows all you had to do was right click choose mail recipient, and your email program would open.Now you just get this message.In default apps, my email is set to

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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Trouble shoot default email program in Windows 10

Hi Bobby,

Windows Mail is an email and newsgroup client included in Windows 10. To make sure that Windows Mail is set up on your system, you may follow the steps provided in this
article. You may also check the troubleshooting steps included in the link provided.

As an additional help, you may refer to these steps on how to set Windows Mail as your default email program:

• Press Windows key + R and type winmail /reg.
• If you get an error message, type "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail" /reg.
• Click OK and wait for ten seconds to finished the process.
• Open Control Panel and go to Programs.
• Select Set your default programs.
• Highlight Windows Mail under Programs.
• Click Set this program as default and press OK.

Let us know if the recommended resolution works for you.

 

Windows Messenger Confirmation Email

No It didnt appear in my spam box but I updated to Windows live Messenger which sent the confirmation email and also verified windows messenger. Ty everyone for there suggestions