Microsoft shows how to move from Hotmail to Outlook.com

[JMH]

Last week, Microsoft officially launched the beta version of Outlook.com, their new web email service. While the company's previous Hotmail service is still sticking around, Microsoft is actively encouraging its users to consider transferring over to the new Outlook.com.

In a new post on the official Outlook blog, Microsoft recommend that Hotmail users who want to use Outlook.com do so by using their current Hotmail account, rather than create an all new account on Outlook.com. Microsoft states that the current Hotmail.com address will continue to work in Outlook.com. All of a Hotmail's user's settings, including their password, folders, contacts, signatures and more will continue to work as they did before in Outlook.com

Even with all of these setting staying the way they are, Microsoft is also offering two ways for Hotmail users to change their email address to one with an @outlook.com name. One is setting up an alias on your Hotmail account that adds one with an @outlook.com address. You can add up to five aliases a year, with a maximum of 15.

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[AceInfinity]

Haha, I read this forum title, and before I even looked at the article or read your post, I navigated to Outlook.com and was automatically signed in. The migration over to Outlook.com was nothing more difficult than tying my own shoes :lol:

I like the "Windows 8" style though [can't use "Metro" to describe it anymore I guess], it's very easily navigable as well. But i'll still be using MS Outlook because of the desktop notifications :) Unless i'm on a different computer where Outlook isn't configured to my email. Then Outlook.com here I come! It'll be my first choice.

 

[satrow]

Yes, moving the main Hotmail account is simple, any other Hotmail accounts linked to the main still open with Hotmail even from the Outlook.com page though. Still can't open individual emails in new tabs, have to shuffle back and forth. Just looks different is all.

 

[Kosh Vorlon]

I sure wish it or 365 was supported on Vista. {sigh}. No, I can't upgrade without a new computer and that isn't in the cards at the moment (but soon).