How to shut down mail on windows 10
To shut down the Mail app on Windows 10, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Close the Mail app
- Click on the Mail app icon in the taskbar to open it.
- Click on the "X" button in the top-right corner of the Mail app window to close it.
Method 2: Use the Task Manager
- Press the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to open the Task Manager.
- In the Task Manager, click on the "Processes" tab.
- Find the "Microsoft Outlook" process (or "Windows Mail" if you're using the built-in Mail app) in the list of running processes.
- Right-click on the process and select "End task" to shut down the Mail app.
Method 3: Use the Windows Search
- Press the Windows key + S to open the Windows Search bar.
- Type "taskkill" and press Enter.
- In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:
taskkill /im outlook.exe
Replace "outlook.exe" with "mail.exe" if you're using the built-in Mail app.
Method 4: Use the Windows Settings
- Go to the Windows Settings app by clicking on the Start button and selecting "Settings".
- Click on "Apps" and then click on "Apps & features".
- Find the "Mail" app in the list of installed apps and click on it.
- Click on the "Uninstall" button, then click on "Yes" to confirm.
- The Mail app will be shut down and removed from your system.
Note: If you're using Outlook as your email client, you may need to shut down Outlook instead of the Mail app.