Set up Google email address in Windows 8

You have switched to Windows 8 and want to set up your googlemail address there? This is how it works with Win8's own mail app.

Googlemail and Windows 8 - Giants meet

Even if the two are otherwise tough competitors - Microsoft and Google get along very well on your PC. In Windows 8, setting up your Google account takes less than a minute:

1. Open the mail app in the start screen.
2. Navigate to the right side of the screen - the Charms menu appears, select the last item "Settings".
3. Click on "Accounts" here.
4. Next, select the item "Add account" from the existing accounts.
5. In the selection that appears, click on "Google Account" and enter your address and associated password.
6. Decide now whether the entries from your Google calendar should also be copied - and you're done, your Google mails will appear in the app and on the tile interface.

The practical tip is based on experience with an Acer notebook with Windows 8 Pro.