How To : Setup @me.com or @iCloud.com email account on Windows 8
Posted: November 18, 2012 Filed under: Apple, Microsoft, Productivity, Windows 8 | Tags: Apple, connect me.com, iCloud.com, Mail App, Settings, Surface, Windows 8 48 CommentsFollow the following steps to connect @me.com or @iCloud.com email accounts to Windows 8 Mail App
Updated on 2 Oct 2013. iCloud SMTP doesn’t authenticate if the username contains @iCloud.com also. If your existing iCloud mail account already registered in Mail App on Windows 8 stopped working, then create a new account with the following instructions. If you are doing so, please ensure, on the Wizard which starts , you key in your @iCloud.com email id instead of @me.com id. If you continue the wizard with @me.com id, email sending will fail. Also, the SMTP port has changed , instead of 25 use 587. Also SSL needs to be enabled for SMTP.
- Start Mail App
- Invoke Charms Bar by moving your cursor to the right edge of the Screen
- Select “Settings” then select “Accounts”
- Select “Add an account”, then select “Other Account”
- Select “IMAP”, Click “Connect”
- Key in your @iCloud email address and password on the respective fields
- Then click on “Show more details”
- On “Email User Name” field enter the iCloud id without the @icloud.com part. For e.g. if your id is abc@iCloud.com, enter just abc . iCloud SMTP server fails authentication, if you enter the username with the @iCloud.com part.
- On “Incoming (IMAP) email server” field key in imap.mail.me.com
- Leave “Port” field entry at 993
- Leave “Incoming server requires SSL” selected
- On “Outgoing (SMTP) email server” field key in p07-smtp.mail.me.com
- Change “Port” field entry to 587
- Leave “Outgoing server requires SSL” selected .
- Leave “Outgoing server requires authentication” selected
- Leave “Use the same username and password to send and receive email” selected
- Click on Connect
Mail App will now complete the setup and sync your emails from your account
Once you see your mails from me.com or iCloud.com, few more settings needs to be changed.
While you are in the newly setup account mail box in the App
- Invoke Charms Bar by moving your cursor to the right edge of the Screen
- Select “Settings” then select “Accounts”
- Click on your @me.com or @iCloud.com from the list of accounts
- Scroll down to “Special Folders” section
- For “Sent Items” select “Sent Messages” from the drop down list
- For “Deleted Items” select “Deleted Messages” from the drop down list
- For “Junk” select “Junk” from the drop down list
That’s it. If you wish you can adjust the mail download interval and the timeline for which mails to be downloaded locally.
Related articles
- Apple started migrating @me.com email accounts to @icloud.com (techcurrents.wordpress.com)
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Thank you!
does not work
What’s the error message reported by Windows 8 Mail App?
Please go through the steps once again, especially Step (13).
still cannot send emails, only receive
I assume you are trying to setup the account on Windows 8.
Once again check the following settings for the outgoing mail server.
–Change “Port” field entry to 25
–Uncheck ”Outgoing server requires SSL”. This step is important, without which you will not be able to sent email as me.com/iCloud.com doesn’t use SSL connection for SMTP
I did this steps, but I still could not send mail, only receive.
If possible sent me a screen shot of the settings , in particular the outgoing server section. You can refer the About me page for the email address.
On Windows * Port stays on 995, can’t change to 993. Only other option is 110. Is this maybe the issue why I can make it work?
I think you selected the account type as POP instead of imap. The port numbers listed by you are POP ports.
Thank you, it’s not easy to work after 9 years of Mac OS X with Windows. Work out very well
Thank you .. it worked perfectly
THE SEND aspect of my @me.com account QUIT WORKING THIS MORNING AT 4:30 AM!
RECEIVE IS JUST FINE…Worked PERFECTLY since I discovered your article SUNDAY…
ANY IDEAS?
Lou
lousipoltjr@gmail.com
Please try reconfiguring your account with ..emailid@icloud.com. @me accounts have been phased out quite a while ago. You will still receive mails sent to @me.com in your @icloud.com mailbox.
Would it have worked as recently as yesterday afternoon? So, do I need to RESIGN UP and hope my icloud address is available or is it already safe…Also, can I STILL have people send email to @me.com?
I assume you have setup your email account on Mail app on Windows8. For the time being leave it as it is. Add a new email account configuration on the Mail app. Use …email..@icloud.com as id instead of …email..@me.com. Use the same password as your me.com account. This should work and your current mails should appear in the app.
Apple have reserved @icloud.com email address for those having @me.com , so let’s hope the id is available.
Before trying this you could go to icloud.com sign in using @icloud.com id and see whether emails are still available under those. It should be available there.
YES, I CAN SEE my emails when I LOGON to icloud.com…password worked fine…But, when I tried to add the additional account, it said “CAN”T FIND SETTINGS FOR *username*@icloud.com”
HERE ARE MY SETTINGGS
Email address: *username*@icloud.com
Username: *username*@icloud.com
Password: *********** (Same as Me.com account…which WORKED at icloud.com)
Incoming server requires SSL….CHECKED
Incoming (IMAP) email server
imap.mail.icloud.com—-993
Outgoing (SMTP) email server
smtp.mail.icloud.com—-25
OUTGOING SERVER REQUIRES SSL….UNCHECKED
Outgoing server requires authentication….CHECKED
Use the same username and password to send and receive email…CHECKED
DID THEY DO SOMETHING (AGAIN) AT APPLE AGAIN ON THURSDAY or FRIDAY to make this happen?
If so, that is TWICE in EIGHT DAYS they have done something to mess with OPERATING SYSTEMS of their users to prevent their product from working (Upgrade prevented MY IPAD from communicating with a BROADCAST TV device I used EVERYDAY for my LIVE TV SHOW).
Few changes required in your settings
Use imap.mail.me.com instead of imap.mail.iCloud.com
And smtp.mail.me.com instead of smtp.mail.icloud.com. For smtp use 587 instead of 25 as the port .
Rest all the settings are fine as per your recent comment.
First of all THANK YOU for helping an idiot like me TRYING to get this email deal figured out…Made changes you suggested…still, the SEND mode of THIS EMAIL ONLY is not working…my mchsi.com & gmail accounts are working fine using the APP on this SURFACE PRO…4 more days to get this machine working before it will have to GO BACK to point of purchase. FYI…My IPAD & Iphone works fine with this account.
As you said this is not working. Just checked now on the windows machine.
Do you think it my machine, windows 8 or Apple? Should we try Outlook.com ? Tried DIRECTLY connecting (Not through the Exchange App) that worked for my MCHSI.COM account…Again, it failed…Should I try the OUTLOOK 13 APP?
Apple specific issue.
smtp.mail.me.com is not reachable. A ping to the server returns error.
No problem with your device.
This is not working on Outlook 2013 either.
You are SOMETHING ELSE! THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your help…it is 8:14 PM where you are…WHERE IS THAT? I am in the MIDDLE OF THE USA in the middle of IOWA and it is almost 10 AM on the 28th of September…
Try with the following settings
Incoming
Server p07-imap.mail.me.com
Port 993
Ssl should be checked
Outgoing
Server p07-smtp.mail.me.com
Port. 587
Ssl should be checked
Outgoing server needs authentication should be enabled.
Email username should be just the id without the @me.com, for eg if your id is abc@me.com, enter just abc as the username.
On outlook 2013, same settings, but the protocol should be TLS instead of ssl.
Baiju,
Thanks for additional info…Looks like we are going to HAVE TO KEEP TRYING…
Here is the latest…If I ADD my lourocks@me.com account to the Outlook.com APP on the SURFACE PRO…it will SEND but, NOT RECEIVE emails…the IMAP account will still RECEIVE but, not SEND…even with the new changes
Hi Lou – I tried the new settings on Windows 8 Mail app and it worked. So, believe it should work on Surface Pro.
The username without @me.com is important, as with it, it doesn’t work.
Can you post the settings you currently have?
HERE ARE ALL THE SETTING as they are on the “Other Account” area of the SURFACE PRO MAIL APP:
Account name
lourocks@me.com
Your name
lourocks@me.com
Download new mail
Every 15 minutes (AS THEY ARRIVE disappeared this morning)
Content to sync
“CHECKED” Email
Automaticly download external images
ON
Use an email signature
YES
Preferred email address
lourocks@me.com (No other option)
Email username
lourocks
Incoming email server Port
p07-imap.mail.me.com 993
“CHECKED” Server requires SSL
Outgoing email server Port
p07-smto.mail.me.com 587
“CHECKED” Server requires SSL
“CHECKED” Outgoing server requires authentication
“CHECKED” Use the same username and password to send and receive email
Show email notifications for this account
OFF
Special Folders
Sent items
Sent Messages
Deleted items
Deleted Messages
Junk email
Junk
When you create the new account you start by specifying your icloud email id, ie, lourocks@icloud.com . You cannot sent mails using @me.com now. But your contacts can sent to your @me.com and you still will receive the mails at your icloud.com account.
The rest looks fine. I hope p07.smto.mail.me.com is a typo in the comment. Correct one is p07.smpt.mail.me.com .
Oh, yes…In between Preferred email address and Email user name is Password:
Preferred email address
lourocks@me.com
Password
********
Emil username
lourocks
I DID NOTICE SOMETHING ON MY PASSWORD…
Password is *********** 11 characters long…On the settings, it shows up as ******** 8 characters long
Is that a concern?
Password is fine. The number of * doesn’t have any relation to the actual password length once it’s saved.
I just changed the main EMAIL to @icloud…and then went to delete and it started reloading the @me.com stuff…and STARTED SENDING! I don’t know who you are or where you are…but, YOU ROCK Baiju!
Should I delete my Outlook.com email w/ @me.com APP setting? It is not receiving anything…
Thank you Lou. Good to hear that it has started working.
You can delete the earlier @me account configuration in Outlook, as your old emails are available on your new account configuration.
It was basically a need for me to resolve this as it has stopped working for me also.
ALMOST FORGOT…THANK YOU THANK YOU THANY YOU…Oh, Yea….THANK YOU!
BAIJU….Don’t know WHO YOU ARE…or WHERE YOU ARE…But, YOU ROCK!
I would normally say FORGET IT..But, this is my MAIN EMAIL and this machine will be my MAIN communication device…Thanks again!
I have tried all of the above and i cannot still send from my outlook
Can you post your current details of the settings?
If a ping on smtp.mail.me.com just times out, does that mean I should not be able to send email either? I am asking because I would like to setup my account on my new Surface through the Mail app.
The ping to smtp.mail.me.com will not return any response. But that doesn’t mean you cannot setup the mail app.
The ping fails because the smtp server is setup to accept connections thru an encrypted channel.
Okay, I should have known that. Can we step through the outgoing email again? I’m confused with the different possibilities in the comments. I have the Email username as my username without the @me.com. The outgoing email server is smtp.mail.me.com. The port is 587. The server requires SSL is checked.The outgoing server requires authentication box is checked. Did I get all that correct?
David – the post was updated recently to account for some changes needed for sending mails. So the updated settings as mentioned in the post should work.
David – The update to the post was not made public earlier. Its now. You may follow the updated post to setup the account.
I am pleased at your patience because this is amazing to me. I changed the Outgoing email server to p07-smtp.mail.me.com (the port remains 587 and Server requires SSL is checked). The messages I have been unable to send remain in the Outbox, but a new email message successfully sent! It wasn’t too bad to re-create the stuck messages, send them, and delete the stuck messages. Thanks for your assistance!
[…] On Tuesday, October 22nd, I purchased a Microsoft Surface Pro 2. I had recently sold my Mac Mini and wanted to setup the Mail client to handle my @me.com address. I had done a bit of research and it sure looked like this was going to be fairly straight-forward. While it took four days of trial and error, it is now running successfully and I need to give thanks to Baiju Moran of the TechCurrents blog on WordPress. He was quite patient and even updated his How To post when Apple changed its SMTP server. For those of you interested, I would direct you to Baiju’s article. […]
I have been searching and trying for hours, and your instructions worked of all the ones I have found! Thank you! #solutionthatwiorks# !
Amazing, thank you!!