As soon as you press enter, the Office 365 page comes up asking for your password. When you click on the Office 365 option, you will be prompted to enter your email address. You can create a free account or log in to Google, Yahoo, iCloud, or any POP/IMAP account you may have. You have other options, such as, which will automatically be added if you signed in to Windows 11 with your account. When you click on the + Add account button, you will be presented with a range of options as shown below:Īs you can see above, I highlighted the option for Office 365 and Exchange.

Below is what the menu for this looks like: If you click on Accounts on the left-hand side, a new section opens on the right that shows you the current accounts that are set up and you can either link an inbox or add an account. You can see all your accounts with your folders on the left, and you can add a new mail directly above the Accounts section.

The default email app in Windows 11 allows you to add in multiple types of accounts, and below is a snippet of what the Windows 11 Mail app looks like in the preview edition: Just to bring to your attention, I did encounter multiple issues that I will highlight below. In Windows 11, however, we now can add Office 365 or Exchange accounts.

Windows 10 had limitations in what accounts you could add to the default mail app. As a Windows Insider MVP, I am running Windows 11 using the Windows Insider Program where everyone subscribed to the channel gets weekly updates, depending on which channel you prefer to be on. Windows 11 is rolling out this week (although it may take some time before it gets to your machines).

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