How to remve default mail account from outlook

To remove a default mail account from Outlook, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Remove default account from Outlook settings

  1. Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
  2. Click on "Account Settings" (in Outlook 2010 and 2013) or "Manage Accounts" (in Outlook 2016 and later).
  3. In the "Account Settings" window, select the default account you want to remove and click "Remove".
  4. Confirm that you want to remove the account by clicking "Yes" in the pop-up window.
  5. Close the "Account Settings" window.

Method 2: Remove default account from Outlook profile

  1. Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
  2. Click on "Options" (in Outlook 2010 and 2013) or "Settings" (in Outlook 2016 and later).
  3. In the "Options" window, click on "Add-ins" (in Outlook 2010 and 2013) or "Add-ins and COM Add-ins" (in Outlook 2016 and later).
  4. In the "Add-ins" window, click on "Go" next to "Manage COM Add-ins".
  5. In the "COM Add-ins" window, select the default account you want to remove and click "Remove".
  6. Close the "COM Add-ins" window.
  7. Close the "Options" window.

Method 3: Remove default account from Windows Mail app

  1. Open the Windows Mail app (if you're using Windows 10).
  2. Click on the three horizontal lines () in the top left corner to open the menu.
  3. Click on "Settings" (or "Options" in some versions).
  4. In the "Settings" window, click on "Accounts".
  5. Select the default account you want to remove and click "Remove".
  6. Confirm that you want to remove the account by clicking "Yes" in the pop-up window.

After removing the default account, you may need to restart Outlook or the Windows Mail app for the changes to take effect.

Note: If you're using Outlook 2019 or later, you may need to use the "Outlook Profile Manager" tool to remove the default account. You can find this tool by searching for "Outlook Profile Manager" in the Start menu (Windows) or Spotlight search (macOS).