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How to setup Outlook Profile in Windows 7 or earlier

Written April 2018. Microsoft changes these admin screens often, so the screenshots below may not match what you see today. The sequence of steps is usually still correct — if something looks wrong, tell us and we'll update it.

How to setup Outlook Profile in Windows

Time to Execute: 15m

  • Open Control panel

  • Type in ‘mail’ in the search control panel bar

  • Select the ‘Mail(32-bit)’ option

  • On the Consequent windows that open up, select ‘Show Profiles’

  • On the following window, select the ‘Add’ option.

  • Add appropriate ‘Profile Name’ and select OK.

  • Then, change the Profile Name to the one you just created in step 5 and select OK.

  • Add the ‘E-mail Address’ and select Next>.

  • Wait for configuration and then select Finish after its done.

You are all done! 

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