How to Access Outlook.com via POP in an Email Program

A POP email server permits an email program, or app of your choice, to download your Outlook.com messages. After your Outlook.com email is configured in the email client, the POP server can download the messages from Outlook.com and display the messages in your offline desktop or mobile email client. To allow email programs to connect to and download messages from your Outlook.com email account using POP, access the POP and IMAP section of your Outlook.com account settings:

How to Connect to Outlook.com Email With POP

To connect to Outlook.com email with POP, you must enter the appropriate settings. Below are the settings for the POP server, as well as the IMAP and SMTP settings. The POP settings appear with the IMAP and SMTP settings because you need these settings to set up access to Outlook.com from other apps. These general instructions work with almost any email client. Enter the requested information as you set up the account.

Outlook.com POP Server Settings

The Outlook.com POP server settings for downloading new incoming messages to an email program, cell phone, or mobile device are: In the case of the POP server, it’s common to overlook the hyphen and periods in the server address. The port number is also important, and you may have to change from a default port number to the correct port number for Outlook.com. It is also possible that Outlook.com changed these settings. Check the current settings at Microsoft Office Support or use the Settings menu on Outlook.com to find the updated settings.