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:

• Open Mail App from the home screen
  
   

• 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
  
   

• Select Accounts in the Settings slide-out menu
  
   

• Click on your @wilkes.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 wilkes.net email address
  • Incoming email server: mail.wilkes.net
  • Port: 993
  • Make sure the box is checked for SSL
  • Outgoing email server: smtp.wilkes.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!