How To Setup The Gmail Account On Windows Mail App?

When you add the Gmail account on the windows mail application. You most probably prefer it to configure it through a normal login password. But sometimes, gmail won’t allow you access the mailbox on the third-party mail application via regular password. Specially, you have protected your account with the double security. In such a case, you have to generate the Third-party app password to access the mail account.

If you don’t know how how to generate the app password on the Gmail or how to configure the account using this password? You can use this guide to fix such errors.

Guide to create the app password-

1.    First of all, you need to log into the google account on your browser.

2.    Now go to the my google account page and click on the security option.

3.    From the right side menu, click on the app password.

4.    Here, Gmail will ask you to enter the login password again, and send you a verification code as well. So you need to log in your account and then verify the account

5.    Now click on the app version, here you need to choose the app version. After that, click on the OS type.

6.    Finally, press the generate button to get the app password.

Guide to setup the Gmail account on mail application?

If you have got the App password but don’t know how to setup the Gmail account on windows 10 mail app via this password. You can follow the instructions given below.

1.    Open the Windows mail application.

2.    Click on the settings and click on the add account.

3.    Now choose the imap/pop3 server account.

4.    Enter your email address.

5.    Now enter the app password in the password section.

6.    Click on the Save or add button.

Finally, your account will be added into the Gmail account. in case, if you can't get into the Gmail account. you need to check the imap and pop3 settings.