If you’re a sentimentalist who used to subscribe to Hotmail in the early 2000s, going back to your old mailbox may help you remember the good old days. Even though Hotmail as a stand-alone service was discontinued in 2013 and replaced with Outlook, it may still be feasible to retrieve your old emails. These are the best three methods for getting back into and using your former Hotmail account.
What Happened to Hotmail?
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In 2013, Hotmail changed its name and became Outlook. While email addresses of current users were kept private, new registrations on the hotmail.com domain were not permitted. Since then, Outlook—now equipped with many more features—has become Microsoft’s main email client.
Using Microsoft’s recovery form, integrating with Outlook, or importing to Gmail are some of the ways to save a bit of online history while taking you back to your old Hotmail communications.
Microsoft's Account Recovery Form:
Make sure your account is enabled for two-step authentication before using this approach.
- Step 1: Go to the Microsoft Account Recovery Form by opening your web browser.
- Step 2: Type your present email address in the second field and your Hotmail email in the first.
- Step 3: Hit Next after entering the CAPTCHA.
Once submitted, Microsoft will guide you through the recovery process within the next 24 hours.
Use Outlook to Log into Your Hotmail Account:
It’s simple to connect your previous Hotmail account to Outlook.
- Step 1: turn on Microsoft Outlook on your computer.
- Step 2: Under Account Information, go to File and choose Add Account.
- Step 3: Type your password and email address into Hotmail.
Outlook will automatically link with your Hotmail account, which you may access from the sidebar.
Log into Your Hotmail Account Using Gmail:
You may combine your Hotmail accounts into Gmail if that’s how you choose to communicate.
- Step 1: Use your computer to log into your Gmail account.
- Step 2: Choose See all settings by clicking the gear icon in the upper right corner.
- Step 3: Select the Import tab under Accounts.
- Steo 4: Select Import from another address.
- Step 5: To import your emails, sign in to your Hotmail account and follow the on-screen directions.
- All of your Hotmail emails will take some time to load, but once they do, you can easily access them from Gmail’s sidebar.
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