Want to change the display name on Mail app in Windows 10?
Managing multiple accounts on a single device is no longer a challenging task, thanks to the built-in Windows Mail app.
Being a reliable client for email, the default Mail app offers several latest features that you might not find on other mail apps easily. It also is highly customizable, which means that you can link/unlink your inboxes, sync mailbox, and add multiple accounts according to your requirements.
The Mail app is relatively straightforward to use, and you will become a pro only after using it a couple of times. However, if you are new to the Mail app and wonder how to change the display name on it, this guide is for you.
We have listed some of the simplest solutions that will help you change your display name in no time.
Let’s get started.
1. Adjust the Mailbox Sync Settings.
If you are trying to change the display name on the Mail app in Windows 10, then the first thing you should try doing is adjusting the mailbox sync settings. If the name you want to display is not entered in the app’s sync settings, you will not be able to change it.
Here is what you need to do:
- Open the Mail app on your PC.
- In the left panel, navigate to the Gear icon that is located at the bottom of the panel and click on it.
- Select Manage Account from the list of options available on your screen and then choose the account to make changes.
- Under ‘Change Mailbox Sync Settings’, click on Options for syncing your content.
- Type the name you want to display in the text field under the Send your messages using this name option and click Done.
- Now restart your PC and check if the error is resolved.
Hopefully, doing so will change the display name on the Mail app without any issues.
2. Re-add the Email Account.
There are times when you fail to execute operations on Windows 10 due to temporary bugs or glitches in the system.
If you still are unable to change your display name on the mail app despite several attempts, then it is possible that a bug is preventing your email account from working correctly. Luckily, most of these bugs are temporary and can be resolved by simply removing your account from the mail app and then re-adding it.
Here is all that you need to do:
- Open the Mail app on your PC.
- In the left panel, navigate to the Gear icon located at the bottom of the panel and click on it.
- Select Manage Account from the list of options available on your screen.
- Select the account that is causing the issue and delete it.
- Once done, restart your PC.
- Now follow the first three steps again and this time, click on Add account.
- Enter your credentials, and then try changing the display name by following Method 1.
You should now be able to change the display name without any issues.
3. Create a New Windows User Profile.
As we mentioned in Method 2, it is common for Windows users to face errors similar to the issue under consideration due to glitches and bugs in the system.
If re-adding your account did not resolve the issue, try creating a new Windows user profile as your Windows user profile might be hosting the bug.
Don’t worry. All you need to do is create a new profile and remove the current one. The process is straightforward, so even if this is your first time troubleshooting, you will do just fine.
Here is what you need to do:
- The first step is to create a new user profile. For that, go to Settings and click on Accounts.
- Locate ‘Family & other users’ on the left panel and click on it.
- Now click on Add someone else to this PC and follow the on-screen steps to proceed.
- Inside the ‘How will this person sign in window’, click on I don’t have this person’s sign-in information and then select Add a user without Microsoft.
- Enter your credentials and once this account is created, log out of your current user account.
- Once you have logged in with your new account, set up the Mail app and check if the issue is resolved.
If a bug in your user account was causing the issue, creating a new account and removing the problematic account will resolve it.
4. Try Using CleanMyPC.
Another easy way you can remove bugs, viruses, and corruption errors from your system is by using a reliable PC cleaner.
Over time, several unwanted junk files pile up in our PCs. While some of these files are harmless, others have the potential to wreak havoc in your system. They not just occupy space and slow down the speed but also prevent several important apps from functioning.
You can eliminate these files both manually and by using a PC cleaner, but since doing it manually takes a lot of time, we suggest using CleanMyPC.
CleanMyPC comes with a wide range of system maintenance tools that can take care of almost all the problems your PC is going through, with little to no user input. All you need to do is scan your system using the cleaner. It will identify all the problematic files and attempt to fix them in no time so you can keep using your PC without any issues.
5. Reset the Mail App.
If none of the methods mentioned above has worked for you, then this implies that the issue might be caused by an error in the Mail app itself. In this case, resetting the Mail app is one of the easiest solutions to fix your issue.
Resetting the app will revert it to its initial, error-free state.
Here is how you can reset the Mail app:
- Type Mail in the search bar and click on App settings.
- Locate the Terminate option and click on it. Doing so will close the app and its related processes.
- Now locate Reset on the same window and click on it.
- Once done, type WSreset in the search bar and click on Run as administrator. Doing so will remove the cached files as well.
That’s it. You can now re-add your account on the Mail app, and you’re good to go!
This wraps up our guide on how to change the display name on the Mail app in Windows 10. We tried walking you through all troubleshooting steps in detail, and we hope that the issue is resolved by now on your PC. If you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below, and we will try to help you out!
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