Use Windows Live Mail to read Hotmail or Outlook mail

Both email accounts use the same server settings

Windows Live Mail is a discontinued email client from Microsoft, but despite this, it still works great for sending and receiving email from services like Outlook.com and Hotmail.

To open email from an email address: @ outlook.com or @hotmail.com , you must set up Windows Live Mail to communicate with the correct email server. To do this, you need to enter the correct IMAP and SMTP server while setting up the account. Windows Live Mail uses these servers to download and send email on your behalf.

When you connect Windows Live Mail to your Outlook account, you cannot sync your contacts or calendars.

Open Outlook and Hotmail from Windows Live Mail

The procedure for adding an email account to Windows Live Mail is the same regardless of the email address you use. Unlike some email providers, Outlook and Hotmail use the same IMAP and SMTP server.

1. Click bills in the Windows Live Mail ribbon menu.

2. Click E-mail †

3. Enter your email address.

4. Enter your password.

5. Check the box next to Remember this password †

6. Enter your name in the field Display name for sent messages †

7. Check the box Manually Configure Server Settings †

8. Click Further †

9. Select IMAP Near Server type †

10. Enter imap-mail.outlook.com in section Server address (from the side Information about the incoming server †

11. Check the box Secure connection required (SSL) †

12. know for sure 993 entered in the field Port †

13. know for sure clear text selected in section Authentication with †

14. Enter your full email address in the section Login username †

    For example, you can enter email@outlook.com for an Outlook Mail account, or myaddress@hotmail.com for hotmail.

15. Enter smtp-mail.outlook.com in section Server address (from the side Outgoing server information †

16. Enter 587 in the field Port †

17. Check the box Secure connection required (SSL) †

18. Check the box Verification required †

19. Click Further †

20. Click Finished †

Other ways to access your email

Windows Live Mail is no longer updated by Microsoft, so it cannot receive security fixes or feature updates. Other programs can also be used to download and send e-mail that updated with the latest features.

For example, Microsoft Mail and Outlook are email clients that are very similar to Windows Live Mail. A few other popular options are Thunderbird and Mailbird. Chances are, your phone can access email at no extra cost; You can set up email on iPhone and Android.

You can also access your Hotmail or Outlook Mail account online without the need for a program. To sign in to an account, go to outlook.live.com.