[Archived] Want to save space and system resources—and never use the Mail app anyway? Find out here how to uninstall the Mail App from Windows 11 and Windows 10 (and Calendar, too).
First, Walking Phone Calls
In 1936, G.H. Bass embellished the loafer with a strap. The strap not only looked good, ti also formed a small pouch that was easy to reach and—the perfect size for holding a penny.
In 1936, a penny was just what it cost to make a local phone call in the US. So, legend has it, students soon walked around with phone calls not yet made strapped to their loafers in the form of saved pennies. The shoes, of course, soon came to be known as “penny loafers.”
Don’t care for your Windows machine to carry around the Mail app you don’t use (because you make phone calls with pennies anyway), and want to save a few MB? Let’s get rid of Mail then:
How to Uninstall the Mail App from Windows
This is an archived article.
Time needed: 7 minutes
To remove the Windows Mail app from Windows:
- Open the Start menu in Windows.
- Select Settings.
Windows keyboard shortcut: Press Windows I to open the Settings app directly.
- Open the Apps category.
- Open the Installed apps category.
Windows 10: You can skip this step on Windows 10.
- Click the three-dots menu button for Mail and Calendar.
Windows 10: On Windows 10, click Mail and Calendar to bring up the menu.
Search: Typemailover Search this list under Apps & features to jump to Mail quickly. - Now select Uninstall.
- Click Uninstall once more.
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If you have not yet done so, you can now also pick a different default email program for Windows.
Hesitant about uninstalling Mail altogether but still want to save resources? You can also prevent Mail app from running in the background.
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How to Uninstall Windows Mail: FAQ
Can I remove Mail but keep Calendar?
No.
Windows Mail and Windows Calendar are an integral package. Removing one will also uninstall the other.
You can remove all email accounts from Mail, of course, to effectively disable it.
How can I install Windows Mail again?
To install the Mail app on Windows:
- Visit Mail and Calendar in your browser.
- Click Get.
- Allow the browser to open Microsoft Store if you get the prompt.
- Click Install.
Getting it instead: If you do not see Install, click Get to be able to install Mail and Calendar. - Wait for Complete to appear.
(How to uninstall Windows Mail tested with Windows 11 Version 22H2 and Windows 10 Version 22H2; first published August 2020, last updated September 2024)