When trying to add one of these email accounts, users encounter various errors, like 0x8007042b, 0x80040154, 0x8000ffff, 0x8007000d, 0x80c8043e, 0x80070435, 0x8007006d, 0x80070425, etc. I’ve been getting the 0x8007042b Something went wrong error in the Mail and Calendar apps on my Windows 10 desktop PC when trying to add my gmail account, ever since upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 and it is very annoying, so I am very happy Microsoft has acknowledged this issue. And yes, Microsoft finally acknowledged one problem reported by users, as one of its employees reached to people on forums with an actual solution! Besides explaining the solution, Microsoft’s employee also announced that the fix will come in future updates for Windows 10.

What can I do if I can’t add Google and Outlook accounts to Windows 10 Mail App?

To deal with Something went wrong error, when you try to add Google or Outlook account to Windows 10 Mail, you need to add your accounts manually. To do that, follow these instructions:

Case 1 – Add your Google Account

To add your Google Account, do the following:

Case 2 – Add your Outlook Account

Now, let’s see how to add an Outlook account: That’s about it, now you know how to add your Gmail and Outlook accounts to Windows 10 Mail app, without getting any errors. We hope Microsoft will finally fix this issue in one of the upcoming updates, but until then, you have a solution.

Additional solutions

If the problem persists even after you followed the instructions listed above, you can also try to:

Connect your Google account to your Windows 10 computer one more time Enable IMAP on your Google account Create a new IMAP account Disable the Credential Manager Service Use a restore point if nothing seems to work.

For detailed instructions, you can check out this troubleshooting guide. However, if you still have problems with your Windows 10 Mail app, you can check out our article about the problems with Windows 10 Mail app, for some additional solutions. Also, you can try the best Windows 10 email clients and apps to use from our list.

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