• How to delete password from Windows UWP (“Metro”) Mail app?

    Posted on May 23, 2016 at 16:13 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    Interesting question from JS:

    Have just finished reading Windows 10 All in One and have not found the answer to this problem. When I started up my new computer running Windows 10 (before I found and read the book) I must have done something so that Mail grabbed information from my google- based account at the University of Michigan which I typically access through Firefox. The accounts seem synced. Now Mail has my password there front and center and goes directly to my e-mail whereas in my UMich account I have to enter it whenever I sign on. I would prefer to put my password in only when I want to use the mail universal app rather than having my e-mail seemingly open to anyone. How do I get Mail to forget the password?

    I’ve tried going to the account settings and I couldn’t find a way to do it. I tried deleting that account and setting it up again but it insists on having the password “so you don’t have to sign in every time.” For the moment I’ve just deleted the Windows 10 Mail account totally which sort of defeats the purpose of having the tiles there in the first place. When I did that all sorts of bells and whistles and flashing signals went off telling me I needed Windows Defender or McAfee. I already have both of them. Wild.

    Anybody out there ever hit this? We aren’t talking about a Microsoft account, but a Google account (which may also be a Microsoft account, not clear).

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