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title: Email Setup in Mail for Windows 10
description: "[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-001.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-001.png) 1. Click the button that looks like **a gear** in the bottom right. [![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-002.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-002.png) 1. Click on **Accounts** in the menu that appears on the left side. ![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-003.png) 1. Click on the **Add Account** button. [![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-004.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-004.png) 1. Click on **Other…"
url: "https://www.1000island.net/docs/email-setup-in-mail-for-windows-10/"
updated: "2026-07-03"
category: Email
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# Email Setup in Mail for Windows 10

[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-001.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-001.png)

1. Click the button that looks like **a gear** in the bottom right.

[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-002.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-002.png)

1. Click on **Accounts** in the menu that appears on the left side.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-003.png)

1. Click on the **Add Account** button.

[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-004.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-004.png)

1. Click on **Other account** in the menu that will appear in the middle.

[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-005.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-005.png)

1. Fill in the fields with the corresponding information:

- **Email address**– Your full 1000island.net email address
- **Password**– The password that corresponds with your email account

Click on the **Sign-in** button.

[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-006.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-006.png)

1. The program will say that it “couldn’t find info”. Click the **Try again** button until it changes to **Advanced**, and then click on **Advanced**.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-008.png)

1. Fill in the fields with the corresponding information:

- **Account name** – Whatever you enter here will be what Mail will refer to the account by
- **Your name**– Whatever you enter here will be displayed on your outgoing messages
- **Incoming email server**– Type **mail.1000island.net** in this box
- **Account type**– Choose **POP3** from the drop down menu

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-008-1.png)

Scroll down, and fill in the fields with the corresponding information:

- **User name** – Type your full 1000island.net **email address**in this box
- **Password**– The password that corresponds with your email account if not already entered
- **Outgoing (SMTP) email server**–  Type **outgoing.1000island.net** in this box

[![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-009.png)](https://kb.Lansdowne.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/win10-009.png)

Scroll down once more, and ensure that:

- **Outgoing server requires authentication** – Is checked
- **Use the same user name and password for sending email** – Is checked
- **Require SSL for incoming email** – Is **NOT** checked
- **Require SSL for outgoing email** – Is **NOT** checked

Finally, click Sign-in.

![](https://nexicom.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/win10-010.png)

10. Click **Done** to begin using your account