Windows

How to Setup Mail in Microsoft Outlook (Windows) (IMAP)

Follow these step-by-step instructions to configure your standard IMAP/SMTP email account inside Microsoft Outlook (Windows) (IMAP). If you want instructions tailored perfectly to your domain name (with the exact servers and ports), please use our generator.

Setup Instructions

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Go to File → Add Account.
  3. Select Manual setup or additional server types → Next.
  4. Choose IMAP → Next.
  5. Enter the following:
  6. - Your Name: Your Name
  7. - Email Address: your-name@example.com
  8. - Account Type: IMAP
  9. - Incoming mail server: imap.example.com
  10. - Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.example.com
  11. - User Name: your-name@example.com
  12. - Password: Your Password (click the magic link below if you forgot it)
  13. Click More Settings → Outgoing Server → check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication → Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
  14. Go to Advanced tab:
  15. - Incoming server (IMAP): 993, encryption SSL/TLS
  16. - Outgoing server (SMTP): 587, encryption STARTTLS
  17. Click OK → Next → Finish.

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