You may fail to change the display name if the installation of the Mail app is corrupt. Solution 2: Reset the Mail App to the Defaults Enter Your Display Name in the Field of Send Your Messages Using This Name
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Then click on the Done button and reboot your PC to check if the display is changed.Now open Change Mailbox Sync Settings and under the option of Send Your Messages Using This Name, enter the name that you want to use.Open Manage Accounts in the Settings of the Mail App Then open Manage Accounts and then select the account for which you want to change the Display Name.
Now, in the left pane, click on the Gear icon (near the bottom of the pane) to open the Settings.This option may not be available to all the email account type (especially Hotmail users). If you want to change the display name, then changing it in the account sync settings may solve the problem. Your email may show the wrong display name if the name is not entered in the account sync settings of the Mail app. Solution 1: Change the Mailbox Sync Settings Last but not least, make sure the Mail application and Windows of your system are updated to the latest built. Moreover, if you want to edit the Display Name of a Microsoft account, then edit it in the Email & Accounts tab in the Windows 10 Accounts Settings. Moreover, check if the email address is not saved into your contacts list with the display name (that you do not want to use). Windows 10 Mail App is Using the Display name of Another Email Accountīefore moving on to changing your display name, make sure the display name you want to use is added to the website and mobile application of your email provider. But upon checking the email provider’s website, the Display Name is set up correctly (and upon sending the email from the website, the correct Display Name is shown but not from the Windows 10 Mail app). The user encounters the issue at hand when he sees the display name of another (or friend’s/family’s) account in his outgoing emails sent by the Windows 10 Mail app. Moreover, the corrupt installation of the Mail app may also cause the issue at hand. The Display Name in your outgoing emails may be shown of another account if the display name in the mailbox sync settings of the account is not configured.