Steps to Set up Using IMAP in Windows Live Mail Client On Windows, you may follow along the steps below to enable IMAP in Windows Live Mail. Most of us are used to this with Gmail and other providers, so if you’re on a Mac, read how to do the same for OS X Mail.
So now, with IMAP enabled, when you open your mail on a different computer you can see all the changes you made when using the client. The default method would simply make changes to how you viewed the mail in the client, but this update enables the ability to manipulate the server messages. Previously, mail being read, moved, deleted, or sent from clients didn’t update the server with this information. This is an important change because it enables a very beneficial method of retrieving and reading email. has enabled the IMAP functionality most other email providers have been sporting for awhile.
