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Is Microsoft closing email accounts?
I’m here to help. Indeed, that email is a phishing scam and not legitimate. Microsoft will never send emails to notify about closing email accounts. Accounts can only be closed manually by the owner, or if the account becomes inactive for at least two years.
Is Microsoft closing old Hotmail accounts?
Microsoft is moving all of its Hotmail users to Outlook.com by this summer. Here’s what the hundreds of millions still using Hotmail need to know about the transition. Microsoft announced earlier this week that it is closing Hotmail and moving the “hundreds of millions” still using it to Outlook.com by this summer.
Can I change my Hotmail to Outlook?
To make the move from Hotmail to Outlook.com, log into your Hotmail account, click Options and choose “Free Upgrade to Outlook.com.” Your Hotmail account page should convert to the white Outlook.com page. In addition to keeping the same address, your password and old mail are saved after you switch.
Can I convert my Hotmail account to Outlook?
Can I keep my Hotmail address with Outlook?
When you upgrade to Outlook.com from Hotmail, you get the new Outlook.com service, and you keep everything about your account intact: Your email address continues to work – no need to change it. You will continue to sign-in with your @hotmail.com using the same password.
What’s wrong with Hotmail accounts?
In fact, Hotmail no longer exists. Even though you might have an @hotmail.com email address, the service called Hotmail was shut down in 2013. Microsoft migrated all Hotmail users to Outlook.com that summer but allowed original Hotmail users to keep their email addresses.
Can I merge my Hotmail and Outlook accounts?
Merging of accounts is not available in Hotmail/Outlook.com.
Is Hotmail gone?
Microsoft transitioned Hotmail in 2013 to Outlook.com with an updated user interface and improved features. Outlook is now the official name of Microsoft’s email service. If you have a Hotmail email address, you can access your email at Outlook.com.
Does Microsoft Delete old Hotmail accounts?
If you logged on within 90 days, you could retrieve your account — and your email address — but not your email. After 90 days, Microsoft deleted the account and eventually recycled the address. I’m confident that all the contents of your two old Hotmail accounts will have been deleted.