Windows Live Mail: Automatically Check for New Messages
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Setting Automatic Send Receive in Windows Live Mail
This is an OPTIONAL feature that may or may not be enabled by default depending on your original installation.
You can press the F5 key to force Windows Live Mail to Check for New Messages and Send anything in the Outbox.
You can also configure Windows Live Mail to automatically perform the check and send at regular intervals. Here's how:
Follow these instructions to enable auto check and/or change the time to check for new messages.
1. From the DROP-DOWN MENU in the upper left area click and choose OPTIONS
2. From the expanded OPTIONS menu select MAIL
