When you are using Outlook 2016 (not the MSI version), Outlook 2019 or Outlook as part of an Microsoft 365 subscription, you can also the Mail applet from within Outlook via Method 2: Outlook 2016, 2019 and Microsoft 365 Make sure you open Control Panel and not the Settings app.

Windows 8: User Accounts and Family Safety.

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When you are using the Control Panel in the Category View, you can find the Mail applet in the following category:

When you are using the Control Panel is in the classic layout, you should see the Mail applet directly in the list of icons. Mail Profiles can be managed via the Mail applet in Control Panel.

Separately manage an additional Exchange mailbox for which you have Full Access rights ( for rules, Automatic Replies, and Delegate access management).

Need to connect to separate Exchange environments with Delegate mailboxes ( as only your first Exchange mailbox supports Delegate mailboxes).

To create separate Outlook working environments such as Work and Private.

You upgraded/downgraded to another Outlook version (recommended and sometimes needed).

Need for an additional mail profile or recreating itĬommon reasons to add or recreate a mail profile are

Prompting for a mail profile to be used.

Need for an additional mail profile or recreating it.

However, in some cases it might be recommended or required to create an additional Mail Profile or to recreate the current one. A single mail profile can contain multiple mail accounts and different account types such as POP3, IMAP, Exchange and accounts. An Outlook mail profile is a combination of settings and files to support the configured accounts.

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