How do I setup a Hotmail account in Windows Live Mail?

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How do I setup a Hotmail account in Windows Live Mail?

Steps to Add Hotmail to Windows Live Mail For Windows

  1. Step 1: Launch Tool and login with the Hotmail account.
  2. Step 2: Select the EML option to transfer emails from Hotmail to Windows Live Mail.
  3. Step 3: Browse a location to add Hotmail emails.
  4. Step 4: Click on the Start button to add Hotmail to Windows Live Mail.

Is Windows Live Mail POP3 or IMAP?

With Windows Live Mail, you can optionally use IMAP connections for reading incoming mail. Using IMAP (instead of the more widely used “POP3”) allows you to keep your messages on our servers instead of downloading them to your computer.

How do I setup a live email account in Outlook?

1 Setup Outlook Email

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Click the File menu.
  3. Click Add Account.
  4. Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next.
  5. Select POP or IMAP.
  6. Within POP and IMAP Account Settings, fill out Your Name and full Email Address.
  7. For Server Information, select IMAP for Account Type.

What are the mail server settings for Hotmail?

Hotmail: IMAP, POP3, and SMTP settings

  • IMAP. Server: imap-mail.outlook.com. SSL: true-implicit. Port: 993 (default) User: [email protected]
  • POP3. Server: pop-mail.outlook.com. SSL: true-implicit. Port: 995 (default) User: [email protected]
  • SMTP. Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com. SSL: true-explicit. Port: 587 (default)

What is the server URL for Hotmail?

Outlook.com (Hotmail): POP3

1 Your Name: The display name you’d like others to see.
3 Account Type: POP3
4 Incoming mail server: outlook.office365.com
5 Outgoing mail server: smtp.office365.com
6 User Name: Your main address of the Microsoft Account in full ([email protected], [email protected] or [email protected])

Why is my Windows Live Mail not working?

Solution to Fix this issue Try to run Windows Live Mail as Administrator in compatibility mode. Try to re-configure the Windows Live Mail account. Remove the existing WLM account and create a new one. Try reinstalling Windows Essentials 2012 on your Windows 10.

What is the incoming and outgoing Mail server for Windows Live Mail?

Choose the server type IMAP and enter the server address imap.mail.com and the port 993 . Check Requires a secure connection. Enter the the server address smtp.mail.com for the outgoing server and port 587 . Check each box for Requires a secure connection and Requires authentication.

Is Outlook and live the same?

Live Mail and Outlook.com are essentially the same thing. If you log into http://mail.live.com/ or http://www.outlook.com/ using the same Microsoft ID, you should see the same mailbox, but possibly with a different user interface.