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Change spell check language in the Windows 10 mail app for whole email

I have an issue with Windows 10 Mail app, with changing the language for spell check. My system is set up in German, so this is the default setting when writing mails. But every now and then, I have to write an Email in English. I can change the…
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Windows 8 Mail app doesn't work with Gmail when 2-step verification is enabled

I'm unable to link my Gmail account to Windows 8 Mail app when I have 2-step verification enabled on my Google account. The error message that's given is: "That email address or password didn't work." Disabling 2-step verification on my Google…
aardvarkk
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How to open EML files in Windows 8 Mail

Title pretty self explanatory. In Windows 7, i was using Outlook and .eml files were automatically associated with Outlook and opened properly. With Windows 8, they are not associated, and i tried saying "Open with" and pointing to the Windows 8…
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How to uninstall Windows Mail?

How do I uninstall "Windows Mail" (not Windows Live Mail). When I want to use IMAP (or POP), I normally use Windows Live Mail. I have no need for Windows Mail. (Windows Mail, in its old incarnation, used to be called "Outlook Express"). I have…
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How to disable autocorrect in Windows 10 Mail?

I have the builtin systemwide Windows 10 autocorrect disabled: An overwhelming majority of the time I use the US layout for coding, and writing both English and Slovak text. It's considered acceptable to write Slovak without accents/diacritics…
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Activate Windows 8 Mail Notifications

Windows 8 has now the feature of the Notifications, which is also activated in the PC settings. For the calendar I get nice notification while working on the Desktop, but I don't receive a notification when a new Mail arrives. Desktop Notification…
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Windows 10 Mail forgets Gmail password almost every day

I use Windows 10 (Enterprise 1703) and logged in to Mail app with my @live.com and @gmail.com accounts. My live.com account just works well, but my gmail forgets password almost every day. I get a message stating "your gmail settings are out of…
Máté Juhász
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Access synced notes from iPhone on Windows other than through Mail/Outlook?

I see from the iPhone how to page that synced notes on Windows appear in MS Mail or Outlook/Outlook Express. I don't use any of these programs. Can I access the iPhone notes some other way? I don't see indication on Apple's site that such a thing is…
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Hash tag on URL gets stripped off upon clicking link on Windows Mail

In our newsletter we have a link with this URL: http://www.someshop.com/index.php?a=some_name#same_page_anchor This works in Gmail and Yahoo. However, in Windows Mail, when we click the link, the #same_page_anchor gets removed, hence, the user is…
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Find edited Word attachment opened via Windows Mail (Vista)

If you open (not save) a Word attachment in Windows Mail, then it will open the document up in Microsoft Word. This is saved somewhere, and you can edit the file and save it (i.e. no "save as" dialog appears). If you then close Word without…
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There is no email program associated to perform the requested action: send to -> mail recipient

I'm trying to send a file through the GUI by "right clicking", which, on the surface, means a long press, and selecting send to. Selecting mail generates a prompt to configure the default program for e-mail. On the CLI: PS C:\> ls '.\Program…
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Windows 10 Mail program never syncs automatically

I installed Windows 10 late Tuesday night and I've configured several e-mail accounts in Mail. Three of them are Microsoft Outlook accounts and two are Gmail accounts. For each account I've set Mail to: (a) Fetch new messages as they arrive (b)…
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Cannot find Spell Check in Windows 8.1 Mail, NotePad, WordPad, or anything

I am a novice Windows 8.1 user. I bought a new Windows machine last week and I cannot find any spell check function in Windows Mail, NotePad, WordPad, or anything. In Windows 8.1, I went to PC & Devices >> Typing >> Spelling and confirmed that…
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How to disable automatic capitalization in Windows 10's Mail app?

I have disabled autocorrect in Windows' Typing settings: When I write an e-mail in English and include some French sentences, random lowercase words become capitalized automatically, as if they were at the start of a sentence. The capitalization…
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Migrate from windows mail to outlook express

I need to downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP. Is it possible to import mails and address book from Windows Mail to Outlook Express?
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