How to Set Up Hotmail in Outlook for Microsoft 365

Windows Live Hotmail and Outlook are great on their own. Pair them so that Windows Live Hotmail works with Outlook and you have a great match. You can send and receive emails through your Windows Live Hotmail account from within Outlook, and you can archive messages locally. To sync your Windows Live Hotmail account with Outlook.com:

Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook 2010

To add a free Windows Live Hotmail account to Outlook 2010:

Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007

To set up a free Windows Live Hotmail account in Outlook 2003 and 2007:

Access a Windows Live Hotmail Account in Outlook Using POP

In addition to setting up Windows Live Hotmail using Outlook Connector as described above, you can download newly incoming mail from your Windows Live Hotmail inbox to Outlook using POP. To set up Windows Live Hotmail as a POP account in Outlook:

Access Windows Live Hotmail with Outlook 2000 and 2002

To configure Outlook to access your existing Windows Live Hotmail account (you can’t set up a new account from within Outlook):

Type your full name under Your Name.Type your Windows Live Hotmail address under Email Address.If Outlook has not entered it for you automatically, type your Hotmail email address User Name.Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password.Select Hotmail in the HTTP Mail Service Provider box.