Access your account in Windows

You can access your account via the desktop shortcut, key menu, and browser.

When you install PreVeil on Windows, PreVeil loads a shortcut to your desktop and to your Start menu. They look like this:

These illustrations are from a Windows PC running Windows 10.1.

This is the desktop shortcut.

This is the Start menu shortcut.

Right after PreVeil installation, you can use either of these shortcuts to get to preveil.com/app to create your new PreVeil email account. After you create your PreVeil email account, use either shortcut to quickly go to your PreVeil email inbox on the web.

If you are running a version of Windows where you prefer to use the new interface or touchscreen, you can pin the PreVeil shortcut to your Start apps by right-clicking on the PreVeil shortcut in your Start menu and selecting "Pin to Start."

To access PreVeil via your key menu:

When you install PreVeil on Windows, PreVeil adds a key menu into your bottom toolbar.

These images are taken from a Windows 10 machine. Exact details may vary based on operating system.

The icon looks like this:

Click on the key icon to open the key menu.

Click on the mail icon on the bottom right to go to your PreVeil email in your browser. Click on the folder icon to open your local drive via file explorer.

For more information on using PreVeil with Windows, read how to add PreVeil to Outlook and use PreVeil on Windows Outlook.