Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1 To add an email account to your device, you must have an email address and password from your email service provider. This tutorial assumes you already have a registered Microsoft account in addition to the above. Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1. Step 1 Select the Mail icon on the Start Page Step 2 Sign in and select Next Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1. Step 3 Log in with your Microsoft Account and select Next Step 4 Select I can’t do this right now Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1. Step 5 Enter or select an email address where the system can send the security code to. Select Next Step 6 OneDrive can be enabled at a later stage. Select Turn off these OneDrive settings Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1. Step 7 Select Switch to confirm that your existing account will be changed to a Microsoft account Step 8 Specific settings will be required to add your email account. Select the IMAP option and select Connect Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1. Step 9 You are now ready to add your email account. Select Show more details Step 10 Enter all the details needed as in the example. Ensure the Incoming (IMAP) email server’s Port is 143 and the Outgoing (SMTP) email server’s Port is 25. Select Connect Add an email account on Microsoft Mail on Windows 8.1. Done You have successfully setup your account. You will be taken to your Mailbox .