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[RD] Change default email client on Windows 10

August 11, 2015 By Richie 32 Comments

Change the Default Email Client on Windows 10

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v3On77NDT8] Today I will show you how to set your default email client on Windows 10. There are a number of good alternatives to Outlook including Mozilla Thunderbird and Eudora so there's no need to feel trapped into Microsoft products, the alternatives can offer better email management and features. Note* This guide will only work if you have already installed the email client you want to make the default (ie. Thunderbird, Eudora). If you have not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MS Office, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Software, Web, Windows, Windows 10 Tagged With: Default App, Email Client, Eudora, Outlook, settings, Thunderbird, WIN10, Windows 10

Setup Outlook to access Hotmail via POP3

March 20, 2014 By Richie 28 Comments

Today I will show you how to set up Microsoft Outlook 2007-2010-2013 to access your Hotmail or Outlook.com account via POP3 so you can keep local copies of all your emails. It's a pretty straight-forward process too and all you'll need is your Hotmail email address, password, a pen and paper. You may also need to visit my guide about "550 5.3.4 Requested action not taken; We noticed some unusual activity in your Hotmail account. To help protect you, we've temporarily blocked your account" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MS Office, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Other OS, Windows 8 Phone Tagged With: Hotmail, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Outlook, MS Office, Outlook.com, POP3

Setup Outlook to access Hotmail account via IMAP

March 20, 2014 By Richie 36 Comments

Today I will show you how to set up Microsoft Outlook 2007-2010-2013 to access your Hotmail or Outlook.com account via IMAP so you can keep local copies of all your emails and access your email from any connected device. It's a pretty straight-forward process too and all you'll need is your Hotmail email address, password, a pen and paper. You may also need to visit my guide about "550 5.3.4 Requested action not taken; We noticed some unusual activity in your Hotmail account. To help protect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MS Office, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Other OS, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8 Phone, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: email, IMAP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook.com, setup email, SMTP

How to fix “550 5.3.4 Requested action not taken…” error

March 18, 2014 By Richie 3 Comments

If you are setting up your email client to access your Hotmail or Outlook.com email account and are receiving the following error: 550 5.3.4 Requested action not taken; We noticed some unusual activity in your Hotmail account. To help protect you, we've temporarily blocked your account Then follow these instructions to unblock your Hotmail or Outlook.com account: Sign-in to your Hotmail or Outlook.com account At the top-right corner, click your name , then click the Account settings menu … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accounting, Android, Blackberry, iOS, Latest News, Linux, MAC OS X, Miscellaneous, MS Office, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Other OS, Software, Web, Windows, Windows 8 Phone Tagged With: blocked Hotmail account, Error 550 5.3.4, Hotmail, IMAP, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, Outlook, Outlook.com, POP3, SMTP

Setup Outlook 2007-2010-2013 to access Gmail via IMAP

March 18, 2014 By Richie 30 Comments

This guide will show you how to setup Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2010 or 2013 to access your Gmail account via the IMAP protocol so you can sync all your emails with the server. It is a relatively straight-forward process too and all you need is your Gmail email address, password, a pen and paper. UPDATE: Google are always changing their security requirements and recently Outlook (all versions) was affected, so if after following this guide you keep getting a password prompt, visit the Gmail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MS Office, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: email, Gmail, IMAP, Microsoft Outlook, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, Outlook, POP3, SMTP

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