Microsoft offers a number of apps and services to help you manage your mail. Below are some quick links to support.
The table shows which apps and services are compatible with various versions of Windows.
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Outlook
Outlook.com
Mail app
Windows Live Mail
Outlook Express
Available as a part of the Office suite, the Microsoft Outlook desktop app is your personal information manager for your PC or Mac, for home or business. Outlook provides powerful tools for managing your email, calendar, tasks, and contacts. It works with web-based services like Outlook.com, with email providers, and with corporate Exchange servers.
Get support for Outlook from the Office site
Add your Outlook.com account to Outlook
Outlook.com is a free, web-based email service from Microsoft with a new, clean look and powerful tools to help you keep your email organized, fight spam, and stay connected to your people. You can get to your personal email through Outlook.com on any device connected to the web.
Get support for Outlook.com
Take a quick video tour of handy tips for using Outlook.com
Try Outlook.com
The Mail app in Windows 8 and Windows RT is the easy way to bring all your personal and business email and calendars together in one place.
Get support for the Windows 8 Mail app
Windows Live Mail is a free, full-featured desktop email app that works with most email service providers. Manage multiple email accounts, calendars, and contact lists, even when you’re offline.
Get support for Windows Live Mail
Migrate email and contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook.com
Outlook Express is a free desktop mail app that was included with pre-Windows 7 versions of Internet Explorer. Outlook Express is no longer available or supported by Microsoft.
Windows Live Mail is a free desktop email app similar to Outlook Express that helps you manage multiple email addresses, calendar info, and contacts.
