How To Remove An Email Account From New Outlook App In Windows 10/11

The new Outlook app for Windows 10 and 11 aims to replace the Mail app. Like the Mail app, the new Outlook app also lets you add and manage multiple email accounts from different webmail services, including Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo!

If you have added a Microsoft, Gmail, or any other email account to the Outlook app and need to remove the email account from the Outlook app to troubleshoot an issue or for other reasons, you can do so easily.

This guide shows you how to remove an email account from the new Outlook app in Windows 10 and 11.

Please note these instructions are applicable only to the new Outlook app. If you use the Outlook app on a smartphone or a classic Outlook program, these directions do not work.

Remove an email account from Outlook

Step 1: Launch the Outlook app.

Step 2: Perform a right click on an email account in the left pane (refer to the picture below) and then click the Manage account option.

Alternatively, you can open the Outlook settings (by clicking the settings/gear icon) and then navigate to the Accounts > Email accounts page.

Step 3: Here, click the Manage button next to the email account that you wish to remove from the Outlook app.

Step 4: Finally, click the Remove button to remove the email account from the Outlook app.

If you want to add the email account again, you can add it again.