I am receiving duplicate emails in my windows mail inbox. How can I stop this?

Anonymous
2010-03-08T20:38:46+00:00

My Windows Mail emails arrive in twos.....each email is delivered two times. Any suggestions as to how to stop this?

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Anonymous
2010-03-08T20:43:26+00:00

My Windows Mail emails arrive in twos.....each email is delivered two times. Any suggestions as to how to stop this?

Only speculations :

  1. You have 2 identical e-mail accounts. Open Windows Mail > Tools > Accounts. See 2 identical accounts ?
  2. Your anti-virus program has an e-mail scanning action which causes havoc. It is wise to disable that scanning option.

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Anonymous
2010-03-08T20:42:09+00:00

Tools | Accounts | Mail Section. Any chance you have the same account listed twice?

Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail]

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-01T22:15:48+00:00

    Windows Live Mail is not Windows Mail.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-01T22:14:41+00:00

    I may have found an answer:

    If you are signed in to "Windows Live Mail" (which is a button on the "home" tab of Windows Live Mail (on the DESKTOP version)), the DESKTOP version will get any mail you have set up to receive via your Windows Live Mail ONLINE/WEB version.

    Of course the desktop version will ALSO be checking any accounts you have setup within the desktop version.

    In my case, my Windows Live Mail WEB version was set to check my Yahoo Mail.

    And...

    My Windows Live Mail DESKTOP version was ALSO set to check Yahoo Mail (as well as my GMail).

    Emails sent to Yahoo appeared twice...emails sent to GMail appeared once.

    I signed OUT of "Windows Live Mail", via the button in the desktop version,. and PRESTO, I'm now getting just one copy of any mail sent to my Yahoo address.

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-05T23:18:44+00:00

    I recently asked a similar question, whilst waiting for an answer to solve the problem I decided to scroll through other Q&A and came accross your reply.  Have followed your suggestion and it appears to have worked.

    Much appriciated

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