Hotmail Login

Open the Hotmail website. Go to https://www.hotmail.com/ in your computer's web browser. Since Hotmail has been merged with Microsoft Outlook, this will redirect you to the Microsoft Outlook login page.

  • If doing this opens your Outlook inbox, you're already logged into your account.

  • If your inbox opens to a different person's account, sign out by clicking the profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen and then clicking Sign out in the resulting drop-down menu.

Click Sign in. It's in the middle of the page.

Enter your Hotmail email address. In the "Email, phone, or Skype" text box, type in the email address that you use for your Hotmail account.

  • If you haven't logged into your Hotmail account in over 270 days (or within 10 days of creating the account), it will be deleted and you'll need to make a new account.

Click Next. It's below the text box.

Enter your password. Type your account's password into the "Password" text box.

  • If you don't know your password, you'll need to reset your password before proceeding.

Click Sign in. This is below the "Password" text box. As long as your account's login information is correct, this will open your inbox.

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Open Outlook. Tap the Outlook app icon, which resembles a white "O" on a dark-blue background.

  • If Outlook opens to your inbox, you're already logged into your account.

  • If Outlook opens to an account that isn't yours, tap ☰ in the top-left corner of the screen, tap the gear-shaped icon at the bottom of the menu, tap the current account's email address, tap Delete Account, and tap Delete when prompted to remove the account from the Outlook app.

Tap Get Started. It's in the middle of the screen.

  • If Outlook opens to a text field asking for your email address, skip this step.

Enter your email address. Type in the email address you use for your Hotmail account.

  • If you haven't logged into your Hotmail account in over 270 days (or within 10 days of creating the account), it will be deleted and you'll need to make a new account.

  • Tap Add Account. You'll find this button below the text box.

    • On Android, you'll tap CONTINUE in the lower-right side of the screen.

Tap Maybe Later when prompted. This will bypass the "Add Account" form.

  • On Android, you'll tap SKIP in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

Tap Skip on the features preview. Your inbox will open.