So as in what disabled them, there are so many redundant settings that one might disable as another might enable. I disabled a lot of Microsoft's garbage & no longer get them. I use to get notifications on my mail icon on taskbar. So I threw a bunch of things at you here. Now Pin the mail app to the taskbar again. Sign into Gmail & outlook online and make sure you have no unread messages. If you are talking about the mail app on taskbar showing you mail you might have in numbers. Just adding that you can sync your Windows settings to your Microsoft account This might help reset the locked in number 1 that will not go away. ***All Settings>Personalization>TaskbarĪll Settings>Personalization>Lock Screenĭo you have show items/notifications on lock or sign in screenĭisable them. Or select mail in this list and turn it OFF Try opening the mail app and select the settings iconĪll Settings>System>Notifications & actions Or mail notifications in the Action center notifications from taskbar ?įirst, if you also have the mail app pinned to the Start Menu, unpin it from there. One can 'refresh' or 'resync' in Windows 10 Mail which I've done several times and it doesn't change the issue. However, using 2013, I seem unable to set up the Unread Mail folder to display unread messages from both accounts.

In Outlook 2010 my Unread Mail folder that I set up under Favorites used to display email from both my personal gmail and company Exchange mail accounts. Or you have the 'Show People on the Taskbar' Enabled ? So, in short, it can be just the matter of running 'Refresh' option. I recently switched from Outlook 2010 to 2013, when I purchased my Surface Pro. I also sometimes have the issue that on the taskbar it still states one (or more) unread messages, but there are no unread messages in any of the accounts (one and one Gmail account).Īs in the Mail App Icon pinned to the taskbar ?

Windows 10 mail shows unread mail