My original and all time favorite email program was Outlook Express, because the others available at the time were Sick, Sick, Sick.
Outlook Express morphed into Windows Mail along about Windows Vista. (NOT Windows LIVE Mail) That one really sucked!
I found a way to get Windows Mail to work in Windows 7 and 8.1, although MS did not support that.
Enter Windows 10, and a friend told me about "O.E.Classic" which is NOT a product of the US, but very well supported.
I looked at it and found it to be almost a clone of my old favorite Outlook Express. It's free for two email addresses and very reasonable for more. They do provide periodic Updates for free.
I do have more than just two email addresses, that I want checked, every three minutes, all day, so I bought the Pro Version.
There are not a lot of extras in the Pro version, but limitless Email Accounts, and very intuitive, and In Line, Spell Checking.
Since Outlook Express was my old favorite, O.E.Classic is just great for me.
I have mine set to check my Gmail every three minutes, all day long, as long as my PC remains ON. It loads automatically when I first boot up my PC in the morning.
When I first boot up my PC, the first thing I hear is my Intro Music, and the next thing I hear is "You've got mail!" ( a sweet female voice, not the old male voice from AOL)
I do nothing to get my morning mail....it's all automatic.
My computer works for me, I don't work for it.
Welcome to 2024!
TM