email query

What eMail client are you using?
Win10 Mail App?
Windows Live Mail?
Thunderbird?

It miht be as simple as the last mailbox used.

Try highlighting your gMail account and closing the application.
Then open the application again.

If that didn't work, try right clicking the account to see if there is a context menu that allows you to se the default or move the account up or down in the list.

To the O P have you tried Windows 10 Mail App
With that you can sync and link all your e-mails into one inbox
I have AOL
GMail
Outlook
Yahoo
All put into Mail App
Then instead of opening them one by one
Have Linked them
So when I am notified I have mail I just click on the Mail App that seats in the taskbar and any mail I have all appears in there
The only mail I have to clear separate is Bulk or Junk Mail
If you want to know how to set it up please get back to us and I will post for you in plain English how to set it up

Bluenose1940 said:

Yes please, this sounds like a good route to take. Thank you

Ok once you have the Mail App on Taskbar
Click to open it and go to Settings
Once there go to Manage Accounts
Then Add an account
Once you have set up your first one
Reading the Questions put of how you want to set it up
You will see change sync settings
In mine I have set it to as mail arrives
Then anytime
Once done
Click Save
Do same with all your e-mail accounts
Then click the Link button
It will ask you what name you want entered as your main inbox
I have set mine up using my username
Then click save
Now all your e-mails should come into that inbox
You will also get a button come up telling you when you have mail
Should you get stuck on anything then let us know

I am nearly 70 and set mine up in 20-30 mins all told
The only ones I clear separate is my junk, bulk and deleted boxes

May I ask hTconeM9user a question Please.
You mention in your posting regarding new email notification the mail app sits on your task bar would that be near the right side with clock etc.
Thanks.

So when I am notified I have mail I just click on the Mail App that seats in the taskbar

Bluenose1940 said:

Hi Slartybart, thank you for coming in on my query. This is where I get totally confused. As mentioned in my first post, I have 3 email addresses that I use, Sky.com, gmail.com and live.co.uk. These all come up when I right click on the 'Start Button' and then click on 'mail'
As a bit of a grey haired old wrinkly I'm afraid that I don't understand the question "What email client are you using" Are the three addresses that I have mentioned classed as 'clients'?

eMail Servers (aka ISP mail servers): Sky.com, gmail.com and live.co.uk

An eMail client is what you you to get mail from the server.
Mail App, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, and Outlook are examples

I going to guess (from your description: click on the 'Start Button' and then click on 'mail') that you're using the Windows Mail App

Did you try selecting the account you want, closing the app, and re-launching it?
I'm guessing that it might be a most recently used thing.

It might also be sort related in that the most recent mail recv'd by an account is displayed higher in the list. If this is he case, I'm not sure a user can change anything.

I looked at the following support pages, but I didn't see anything that might help you. Your eyes might be better than mine

Mail and Calendar for Windows 10 FAQ - Outlook
Set up your account in Mail for Windows 10 - Outlook
Use Mail for Windows 10 - Outlook

The only other thing I can offer is:
Poke around in the app settings - is there an option to set the order or move an account up/down?
See if any options are provided if you right click the account itself.

I don't use the Mail app - sorry I couldn't be more help.