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Windows 8 Mail App: display name change

  • Oct 30, 2025
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In this practical tip we will explain how you can change your display name in the Windows 8 Mail App, so that recipients of your Emails see your name right at the beginning.

To change your display name in the Windows 8 Mail App

Follow the steps below to use your display name in the Windows 8 Mail App.
  1. Start the Windows 8 Mail App.
  2. You swipe with the mouse in the upper right corner of the screen and drag the Cursor to the item "settings". Click on this link.
  3. Select the Email account whose display name you want to change.
  4. Then write in the field "your Name" the name that will appear on the recipients of your Emails. Compare this to the Screenshot.
  5. Saves changes to the Windows 8 Mail App automatically, so that you can send after the first Email with a new display name.
In a further practical tip we show you how to create a signature in Windows 8 Mail App set up.

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