How to change mail server ports on windows outlook
To change the mail server ports in Windows Outlook, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Outlook Account Settings
- Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
- Click on "Account Settings" (in Outlook 2010 and 2013) or "Account Options" (in Outlook 2016 and later).
- In the "Account Settings" window, select the email account you want to modify and click "Change".
- In the "Change Account" window, click on the "More Settings" button.
- In the "Internet Email Settings" window, click on the "Advanced" tab.
- In the "Advanced" tab, you can change the ports for the following settings:
- "Incoming mail (POP3)" and "Outgoing mail (SMTP)".
- "Use the following type of encrypted connection" (if you want to use SSL/TLS).
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Method 2: Using the Outlook Options
- Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
- Click on "Options" (in Outlook 2010 and 2013) or "Office Account" (in Outlook 2016 and later).
- In the "Options" window, click on "Advanced" in the left-hand menu.
- In the "Advanced" window, scroll down to the "Send/Receive" section.
- Click on the "Edit" button next to "Outgoing server (SMTP)".
- In the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" window, you can change the port number.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Method 3: Using the Windows Registry
- Open the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\<Your Profile Name>\ServerSettings
- Create a new string value called
Port
and set its value to the new port number. - Restart Outlook to apply the changes.
Note: The above methods are for changing the ports for a specific email account. If you want to change the ports for all email accounts, you can use the first method and select "All Accounts" instead of a specific account.
Also, keep in mind that changing the ports may affect the functionality of your email account, so make sure to test your email account after making the changes.