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Windows mail app

Windows mail app

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This article describes how you can set up the Mail App for Windows as an e-mail client for RWTH e-mail.

The manual has been created on Windows 10 with Windows Mail version: 16005.14326.20970.0

 

Please note

Windows Mail App offers to test out a new version of Outlook. Be aware that it is not possible to configure an RWTH e-mail account in this application. It is also not possible to configute an RWTH e-mail account in the Mail App on Windows 11. Please use Outlook 365 instead.

 

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To configure your mail account, please choose Add account under Accounts

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Choose advanced settings (Erweitertes Setup on the screenshot)...

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...and Exchange ActiveSync as an account type.

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Enter your data:

  • E-mail address: firstname.lastname@rwth-aachen.de or lastname@sampleinstitute.rwth-aachen.de
  • Password for your RWTH-E-Mail Account
  • Username of your RWTH-E-Mail Account (e.g.: ab123456@rwth-aachen.de oder ab123456@sampleinstitute.rwth-aachen.de)
  • Domain: can stay empty  
  • Server: mail.rwth-aachen.de
  • Account name of your choice

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and click Sign In.

The account has been set up.


 

Additional Information

last changed on 01/09/2025

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