Change Sender Display Name in Windows Mail app
For any Windows 11/10 user who might be faced with a similar situation, you can follow the steps outlined below to change your email sender name.
While this may work for a Gmail or a Yahoo account, it may not for a Hotmail or Outlook account. If you do not see this setting, then the only option you have is to delete the account and add it again: Restart the Mail app and then set it up again with the correct display name. NOTE: Sham Mo suggests below in the comments: If the option discussed in this post isn’t available for you, you can try either of the following: 1] Go to Account Settings. Select the account name to edit it. By default, the account name will display as ‘Gmail’ or ‘Outlook’ or similar as the case may be. You can edit and type in your name in the field. If you now send an email that will be the sender’s name on the email. 2] In the case you have 2 or more linked accounts, it’ll use the same sender’s name for all accounts, but that will be the name of the account that was added first. To set this up, do the following:• Uninstall the Mail app via the Settings app.• Next, download and install the Mail app from Microsoft Store.• After the installation, add your account normally, but this time add the primary account first. You’ll get an option to specify a name, and this name will apply to all the emails for all accounts. That’s it! PS: Refer to this guide if you encounter error code 0x8000000b – when you try to add an email account to the Mail app in Windows 11/10.
