Set "Run Email Client" button to Win 10 Mail?

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Apesbrain
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Set "Run Email Client" button to Win 10 Mail?

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There is a setting (Tools > Options > General > Email client) to set the app POP Peeper will launch with the button at the bottom left of the main window. How do I set this to launch Windows 10 Mail app? The "=Windows Mail" select returns an error. Thanks.
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Re: Set "Run Email Client" button to Win 10 Mail?

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Hi Apesbrain,

Sorry to hear of the issue you're having.

Would you please post back with the text (or a screenshot) of the error you are getting in PP?

Instructions for viewing & copying/pasting PP errors (as indicated by the yellow icon with an "!" exclamation mark inside it) shown at the bottom right of the PP main interface, are provided in the first topic link below.

If you are getting a different error than the PP error message described above - the 2nd topic link gives instructions for taking & including a screenshot into your post, which can be used.

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* Please be sure to edit/obscure any personally-identifiable information, such as, the portion of your email address before the "@" symbol, before including a screenshot or error message text.

This information will greatly help other members of The Esumsoft Team to provide the best assistance to you.

Thank you & best regards.
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Re: Set "Run Email Client" button to Win 10 Mail?

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The windows 10 Mail program is a UWP app which doesn't run from the command-line like traditional software.

I found this guide:
https://www.tenforums.com/software-apps ... -line.html
which fortunately provided an example of exactly what you want (the Mail app). So this is the command that you want to put into POP Peeper for the email client:

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explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.windowslive.mail
I've tested this and it does work as far as opening the Mail app. However, it will not work if you want to use Mail to reply; this will strictly allow you to *open* the Mail app.
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