

The most extreme method of filtering out spam is to turn on the Safe Lists Only option, which only directs messages from address you’ve marked as spam into your inbox and filters everything else into Junk. To do this, click Home > Junk > Junk E-mail Options > and tick Permanently delete suspected junk email instead of moving it to the Junk E-mail folder. However, you won’t be able to check them before they’re spirited away into the ether. If you’re fed up of deleting the messages in your Junk folder, you can easily set it to automatically delete anything suspected as spam. Strengthening your email spam filter can prevent annoying messages from reaching your inbox (Photo: Getty) By default, Hotmail is set to no automatic filtering, so you may want to change your protection to High, which should do a better job of catching the spam. Here you’ll be given the option to change your level of protection. If you’re using Hotmail with your account, you can verify its availability under “ Microsoft Account Profile -> Account Info -> Sign-in preferences.Open up your Hotmail account, click Home > Delete group > Junk > Junk E-mail Options. Currently, there are no webmail or other exclusive services for Hotmail.Īll of the other Microsoft email addresses, such as, MSN.com, and, as well as their country-specific subdomains, are directly accessible from and can only be opened from Outlook’s webmail or desktop/mobile clients. In any web browser, if you enter “” on the address bar, it will automatically redirect you to “.” From there, you can sign in to the Hotmail domain if you remember your password. How to Access Your Hotmail Account in Outlook While you can do that, there is nothing stopping users from accessing Hotmail on a browser or via Outlook’s Android/ iOS apps.


However, in its blog posts and videos, Microsoft insists on a transition from to. A Hotmail email account can be used with the Outlook email client, Microsoft Teams, Skype, OneDrive, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and even the Windows Insider Program. It remains operational, just like Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo. How to Link an Old Hotmail Account to a New Email ClientĪs active Hotmail users know already, the famous email address hasn’t disappeared.Can't Remember Your Hotmail Password or Backup Phone/Email?.How to Retrieve Your Old Hotmail Account.How to Access Your Hotmail Account in Outlook.
