How To Install Gmail App For Windows 11

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How To Install Gmail App For Windows 11. In this article, you will get to know how to download the Gmail app for Windows. Is there really any Gmail app available for Windows? The answer is ‘No’. There is no official dedicated Gmail app for Windows so far. But, you can create your own Gmail for your Desktop.

How To Install Gmail App For Windows 11?

The methods listed below will not give you the benefits of email clients, calendar sync, multiple account management, or app integrations. However, you will get easy access to your mail mailbox.

Method 1 – Use The Mail App On Windows 11:

Use Microsoft’s mail app to access Gmail. To do so:

1.Click on the Windows Start Menu.
2.Select Mail.

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3.Click on Add Account option.

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4.Select Google from the options.

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5.Next, enter your email ID and password.
6.Follow the on-screen prompts to sign in to your Google account.

Method 2 – Use Chrome To Create A Shortcut To Open Gmail:

To install the Gmail app using Google Chrome on your Desktop:

1.Open Gmail in Google Chrome.
2.Sign in using your account credentials.
3.Now click on Google Chrome Menu.
4.Select More Tools > Create Shortcut.

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6.Then, click on Create.
7.You will now see a shortcut on the Start Menu.

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8.Right-click on that and select Pin to Start.
9.Now, you can access the mailbox from the Start Menu with just a single click.

Method 3 – Put A Shortcut To Gmail App On Your PC:

To get the Windows Gmail app shortcut on your PC:

1.Right-click on a blank space on your Desktop.
2.Select New > Shortcut.

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3.Enter the following in the Type the location of the item field.
https://mail.google.com/mail/

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4.Then click on Next to continue.
5.Call the Shortcut Gmail or whatever you would like to call it.
6.Open the Edge browser.
7.Log in to your Gmail account.
8.Click on the three dots menu & select Apps > install this site as an app.

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10.Click on install.
11.From the next options, you can choose:
-Pin to the taskbar (this will add the Gmail app’s icon to the taskbar)
-Pin to Start (this will add a shortcut to the Start menu)
-Create a desktop shortcut (this will create a Gmail desktop shortcut for your Desktop)
-Auto-start on device login options.

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9.Then,click on Allow and you will see the Gmail icon on your Taskbar, Start menu, and Desktop, wherever you have selected it to appear.