Updating Email Server Settings/Passwords in your Windows 8 Device
This guide will help you update your Windows 8 - Mail App program to receive and send email using your advanced account settings.
Step 1. Open your Account Settings:
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Open Mail App from the home screen
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Swipe from the right (if touchscreen device) or move your mouse to the lower righthand corner. Then, select Settings in the right slide-out tab
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Select Accounts in the Settings slide-out menu
- Click on your @tennesseetel.net email account to display the Account Settings
- ​Scroll down, and edit/verify your email server settings or update your email password
- Email username: Full tennesseetel.net email address
- Incoming email server: mail.tennesseetel.net
- Port: 993
- Make sure the box is checked for SSL
- Outgoing email server: smtp.tennesseetel.net
- Port: 465 or 587
- Make sure all 3 boxes below are checked
- Select the back arrow
Congratulations, your Windows 8 email account is now set up!