Windows 10 mail not downloading inbox

 · Open the Windows Mail app via the Taskbar or via the Start menu. In the Windows Mail app, go to Accounts in the left pane, right-click on the email that is refusing to sync and choose Account Settings. In Account Settings, click on Change mailbox sync settings and make sure that the drop-down menu under Download new mail is set to Every 15 minutes. It could fail to sync if it's not allowed to read/write it. It's in Settings Privacy. If it's off for Mail, Calendar; toggle it on, the app should immediately restart and possibly download your mail. Reinstalling Windows mail will not re-create the Mail icon in the Start Tiles, nor on the Taskbar. But, it will be listed in your Start menu under M, for Mail. You can Pin Mail to your Start menu, Task bar, or add an icon to your desktop through dragging-and-dropping, or the Right-click menu, as with every other program in Windows.

The Windows 10 mail app has improved a lot over the Windows version, but one annoyance is that it doesn't check for new mail as frequently as some may like. For example, I get email. Windows 10 Mail won't download messages. Brand new PC, I upgraded to windows 10 and I'm trying to add my email account to the mail app. When I do, it downloads my inbox only and the other folders are empty. Also I cannot send or receive. I have downloaded my email account on other computers (a MacBook and a PC w/ windows ) and it works. Reinstalling Windows mail will not re-create the Mail icon in the Start Tiles, nor on the Taskbar. But, it will be listed in your Start menu under M, for Mail. You can Pin Mail to your Start menu, Task bar, or add an icon to your desktop through dragging-and-dropping, or the Right-click menu, as with every other program in Windows.

Try these steps to resolve mail sync issues: Ensure Windows 10 is up to date (Start Settings Update security Check for updates). Click the Sync button in the Mail app, at the top of your message list, to force the app to sync. It could fail to sync if it's not allowed to read/write it. It's in Settings Privacy. If it's off for Mail, Calendar; toggle it on, the app should immediately restart and possibly download your mail. Go to Start and open Windows Defender Security Center. Select Fire and network protection Allow an app through firewall Change settings. In the list of allowed apps and features, select the check box next to Mail and Calendar, and select the check boxes in the Private and Public columns. Select OK.