Hotmail Login information

Martin Brinkmann
Nov 2, 2009
Updated • May 25, 2017
Internet
|
117

We are continuing our login problems series with an article on Hotmail login problems. You can read previous login related articles by visiting the posts Facebook Login or Yahoo Mail Login.

Update: Hotmail.com redirects to the new Outlook Mail now. Microsoft replaced Hotmail with it. Most of the instructions below apply to Outlook Mail as well, but here is a short overview of the differences.

The sign in page looks different obviously. Microsoft displays only the sign in form on the page. You are asked to enter your email address, phone number or Skype ID in the form, and click on next.

outlook mail sign-in

ADVERTISEMENT

You are asked on the next page to enter the password of the account to sign in to Outlook Mail. You find the forgot my password link on the page which you may open if you forgot your password, known it but cannot sign in, or think that someone else managed to gain access to the Microsoft Account.

Before you sign in to Outlook Mail, make sure you are on the right site. You should be on a website that begins the address with https://login.live.com/. The actual Outlook address begins with https://outlook.live.com/ though, but you see that only after you complete the sign in.

Tip: You can improve the security of your Microsoft Account by using the company's Authenticator application, or by enabling two-factor authentication on the Microsoft website directly.

Old Hotmail information

Hotmail is an online email service by Microsoft, which - like other email services - can be accessed from a website but also from a desktop email client. The standard Hotmail login page is located at Hotmail.com which will redirect the web browser to a Windows Live Login page.

The Hotmail user can then log into Hotmail using the Windows Live ID or the Hotmail username and password that were selected during setup of the email service. The Hotmail username is usually the Hotmail email address.

The website contains an option to restore the Hotmail password if it cannot be entered correctly. There are two options to reset the password. The first is to use location information and the secret answer to the question to reset the password, the second to send password reset instructions to email. The second option obviously makes only sense if the email account can still be accessed.

Microsoft has created a help file that tries to help Hotmail users who cannot sign in to the service:

If you can't sign in to a website or service with your Windows Live ID (The e-mail address and password that you use to sign in to Windows Live programs and services such as Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger; Microsoft services such as Xbox LIVE, MSN, and Office Live; and anywhere else that you see the Windows Live ID logo.) , try the following:

* Make sure that you typed your password correctly. Passwords are case sensitive (Capable of distinguishing between uppercase [capital] and lowercase [small] letters. For example, A is different from a. If information is case sensitive, it must be typed with the required capitalization.) . If you've forgotten your password, try to reset it. For more information, see Reset your password.
* Make sure that your Caps Lock isn't on.
* Make sure that the correct domain (A group of computers and devices on a network that are administered with common rules and procedures. The domain name is the part of your e-mail address after the @ sign, such as hotmail.com.) name is typed in the Windows Live ID box.
* Check that the Windows Live network isn't temporarily out of service.
* Check that the website or service that you want to sign in to has the Windows Live symbol.

There are two options for users who want to avoid login difficulties in the future. The first option is to configure Hotmail in a desktop email software. Those usually work even if the Hotmail website is temporarily not accessible. The other option is to use a password manager like Last Pass which can remember the username and password and log in the user automatically whenever the Hotmail page is opened.

Summary
Hotmail Login information
Article Name
Hotmail Login information
Description
The guide provides you with information on the Hotmail login process. It focuses on security, offers tips and suggestions, and how to regain access if you forgot your password.
Author
Publisher
Ghacks Technology News
Logo
Advertisement

Previous Post: «
Next Post: «

Comments

  1. ryan80001 said on November 11, 2009 at 6:39 pm
    Reply

    i want a acont

    1. nuha said on May 27, 2011 at 1:14 am
      Reply

      sori but i already hav an account but ya c i hav at least 5-8 accounts???!!!:)

      1. Naga raju said on March 6, 2012 at 5:41 pm
        Reply

        Hai my name is naga raju i am your new friend ……re…..yes or no

  2. ILZABETE said on November 12, 2009 at 3:59 am
    Reply

    POR FAVOR ABRE A PASTA

  3. Σέβη Λιάκου said on November 13, 2009 at 9:16 pm
    Reply

    mporei kapoios na mou pei pws na kanw msn giati prospa8w kai dn mporw??? Boh8hste me ligaki na to engatasthsw!!! Exw mpl;e3ei asxhma sas leW!!! HELP ME PLEASE !!!!!

  4. hitesh said on November 23, 2009 at 7:17 am
    Reply

    nothing to say

    1. Anonymous said on May 7, 2010 at 8:55 pm
      Reply

      y say notn

    2. stacey said on July 4, 2012 at 6:23 am
      Reply

      Hey….wats up??…Me jus watchin tv:D

  5. prachi goswami said on November 25, 2009 at 6:59 pm
    Reply

    hiiiiiiiii

    1. Ravindra said on December 19, 2009 at 5:45 pm
      Reply

      Hiiiiii

    2. Ravindra said on December 19, 2009 at 5:47 pm
      Reply

      Hiiiiiii
      How are yoou????

      1. sephora said on May 28, 2010 at 6:16 pm
        Reply

        hi how are you today

      2. Anonymous said on December 11, 2010 at 6:10 am
        Reply

        Hey how r u rabindra

      3. kendra said on March 24, 2011 at 10:39 pm
        Reply

        hi wats up nice to talk to u were u live

  6. Marco Mello said on November 26, 2009 at 4:23 am
    Reply

    olá.

  7. giovanny said on November 26, 2009 at 11:26 pm
    Reply

    aki p lokenaodme un rato

  8. giovanny said on November 26, 2009 at 11:27 pm
    Reply

    aqui vp en gueveo

    1. Joyce Herrera said on March 21, 2011 at 5:07 pm
      Reply

      hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. mithilesh kr. bharti said on November 27, 2009 at 10:35 am
    Reply

    helloooo

  10. alex said on November 27, 2009 at 7:02 pm
    Reply

    HHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;)

    1. Anonymous said on April 22, 2010 at 5:13 am
      Reply

      hahaha later dox :):):):):)

  11. marco said on November 28, 2009 at 1:46 am
    Reply

    000

  12. Anonymous said on December 3, 2009 at 2:56 pm
    Reply

    i love you so much babz

    1. Anonymous said on December 4, 2009 at 7:25 am
      Reply

      hello

    2. ATOOFA said on May 15, 2011 at 2:19 pm
      Reply

      HI! HOW ARE U ? AND WHAT IS GOING ON?

      1. INAM said on May 15, 2011 at 2:22 pm
        Reply

        I AM COMPUTER.WHO ARE YOU?

  13. qadeera said on December 8, 2009 at 6:43 pm
    Reply

    hi my name is qadeera how u doin

    1. sallah uddin khoso said on March 27, 2010 at 11:01 am
      Reply

      I was asmoker!!! once i read ”smoking is injurious to health” iquit smoking.
      I used to drink wine i read ”wine is bad for health” i left drinking.
      I love someone once i read ”love is an illusion”
      You know what i did? i left ” reading” !…….

    2. shahzeb said on April 25, 2011 at 3:40 pm
      Reply

      hello guys, what’s up

  14. syed ali haider said on December 9, 2009 at 1:59 pm
    Reply

    how are you??????????

    1. Don said on December 22, 2009 at 12:37 pm
      Reply

      Hey how are you doing these days, I hope al is well

  15. syed ali haider said on December 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm
    Reply

    i am ali

    1. Anonymous said on April 22, 2011 at 2:13 am
      Reply

      i am shahadat ali.

  16. BJ said on December 14, 2009 at 10:19 am
    Reply

    After about a week or so of not using my hotmail account, because of ill health), I’ve been unable to access it, despite entering my correct account name and correct password. I know they’re both correct because I’m the one who created my account years ago, and wrote them down at the time (and I’ve never changed my password since! I kept getting the same messages: “You have tried to access your account too many times.”, or “You have entered the incorrect account name or password.”

    I never received a response from their online feed back form they tell us to complete “…to improve our service”, so I found another form (or e-mail address for them, online), using my account I have with my own Internet provider. Microsoft Windows Live ID finally responded early one a.m., several days later, with a form letter that stated, “We usually respond within a period of 24 hours.” They requested I provide them with all kinds of info, which I did, and I immediately returned their form letter at 3:07 a.m. This was almost a week ago, and I have not heard anything from then since then, despite sending several subsequent e-mails to inquire why!

    My Son is a Head Senior Network Engineer (he’s guy responsible for creating security protection on his Corporations’ computers, around our World). I asked him to troubleshoot my computer to see if he could determine why I can’t access my hotmail account. After repeatedly trying for an hour, he finally said, “Either someone at Microsoft, or else someone in our own Government has deliberately blocked access from your account, and I have no idea why they would do so!”

    Is this Obama’s new “Big Brother Government” intervening into our privacy? I have had my same account with hotmail for years now! Never before has anything like this happened to me! I want to know why Microsoft or the Government has blocked my account, and who blocked it!

    Please respond, if you have the answer!

    1. sunbeam said on March 14, 2011 at 5:00 am
      Reply

      hey I’ve been having the exact same problem just in the last wk.
      I don’t know what to do about it & can’t open or read any of my emails. Did you get yours corrected?

      1. oliver davey said on July 13, 2011 at 7:22 pm
        Reply

        well i have that problem 2!

  17. oliver khoury said on December 16, 2009 at 11:47 am
    Reply

    You’ve tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password

  18. Esmeralda said on December 16, 2009 at 10:02 pm
    Reply

    I tall with my e-mail have my page you tell mee- mail.

  19. oliver khoury said on December 17, 2009 at 8:39 pm
    Reply

    You’ve tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password, or someone else is trying to sign in to the account

  20. oliver khoury said on December 17, 2009 at 8:40 pm
    Reply

    You’ve tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password, or someone else is trying to sign in to the account .

  21. LA MAMI 2012 said on December 19, 2009 at 4:17 pm
    Reply

    HOLA CM ESTAS

  22. Anonymous said on December 20, 2009 at 3:26 am
    Reply

    Hey how are u doin my name is jasmine

    1. Anonymous said on December 22, 2009 at 12:35 pm
      Reply

      Hi Jasmin am doing ok ,hope you are ok too

  23. güler said on December 24, 2009 at 10:33 am
    Reply

    ÇOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKK İİYİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ YANİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ

  24. tyler said on January 1, 2010 at 7:24 am
    Reply

    hotmail love

  25. tyler said on January 1, 2010 at 7:25 am
    Reply

    hotmail good

    1. Anonymous said on December 11, 2010 at 6:13 am
      Reply

      Ya! Hotmail is cool man

      1. pravii said on January 20, 2011 at 10:29 am
        Reply

        imbecile!!!!!!!!!!!

  26. Mohamed Ameen Jada said on January 1, 2010 at 6:41 pm
    Reply

    great stuff lovin it

  27. rachel said on January 2, 2010 at 6:54 pm
    Reply

    hi im rachel happy 2010

  28. horace friel said on January 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm
    Reply

    i never had any trouble getting on to my hotmail page until today i don’t know what you people did to screw things up i can’t get on to the site now to check out my mail. i wish you would sort it out and go an screw up your own software system an keep your big nose out of my life an live your own sad life as my business is my own i’m not a computer expert so i dont interfere in other peoples lives, i would thank you to not interfere in my software life again , hard to believe christmas has just passed

  29. Anonymous said on January 14, 2010 at 6:58 pm
    Reply

    I AM BORED SOOOO I AM WRITING THIS AT SCHOOL ON MY I PHONE BECAUSE I HAVE FREE INTERNET BUT GOT TO GO THE TEACHER IS COMING TOWARDS ME

  30. rubens said on January 15, 2010 at 9:33 pm
    Reply

    halo

    1. IMRANKHAN said on January 25, 2010 at 2:04 pm
      Reply

      HI ITS KHAN HERE

  31. kayes said on January 16, 2010 at 7:39 pm
    Reply

    this is social site

  32. Michele said on January 22, 2010 at 6:33 pm
    Reply

    Sorry, is stuff problem.

  33. IMRANKHAN said on January 25, 2010 at 2:00 pm
    Reply

    I HAVE SOME MORE ACTION IN MY LIFE.

  34. IMRANKHAN said on January 25, 2010 at 2:02 pm
    Reply

    HI, MY NAME IS KHAN.I DONT HAVE A FRIEND IN MY LIFE.

    1. nuno said on August 19, 2011 at 9:39 am
      Reply

      i can be your friend

  35. sochil yuridia said on February 8, 2010 at 3:04 am
    Reply

    hey prima soy david vazquez como estan

    1. kishore said on February 10, 2010 at 7:04 am
      Reply

      hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii whats up how are you
      doing

  36. Muzaffarul.haque said on February 8, 2010 at 6:59 pm
    Reply

    This is good site 4 me

  37. kishore said on February 10, 2010 at 6:58 am
    Reply

    i woould likke to have the information abt the bacheler degrees mini project

  38. necibe said on February 14, 2010 at 3:43 am
    Reply

    iletiler

  39. jonas said on February 26, 2010 at 3:44 am
    Reply

    oi tudu ben

  40. rose said on February 28, 2010 at 2:31 pm
    Reply

    i would like moshie monsters

  41. rose said on February 28, 2010 at 2:31 pm
    Reply

    i like moshi monster

  42. rose said on February 28, 2010 at 2:32 pm
    Reply

    i want it soooooooooooooo hurry up

  43. akhilesh n naidu said on March 4, 2010 at 12:49 pm
    Reply

    notify me of followup comments via e-mail

  44. shadab said on March 6, 2010 at 1:54 pm
    Reply

    how are you

    1. sukolukle said on March 9, 2010 at 4:28 pm
      Reply

      hey hw r u 2 m im fine nd dis is m first time 2 b in hot mail so just tune m abt everything

  45. celia said on March 22, 2010 at 9:59 pm
    Reply

    formatei meu micro e qdo entrei no windows live ele não aceitou minha senha.Para resolver pedi instruções para gerar nova senha.
    mas ele envia para o meu e-mail que eu não posso abrir
    o que faço????

  46. afua said on April 5, 2010 at 11:41 am
    Reply

    hi lisa is me afua i have been tryn to get u but i dont i miss u soo much how is paul hope he is fine………………………..
    now u can send me the pictures of u , dad and paul please reply luv u

  47. oliver khoury said on May 6, 2010 at 8:48 am
    Reply

    You’ve tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect e-mail address or password, or someone else is trying to sign in to the account

  48. Ana Claudia said on May 10, 2010 at 8:21 pm
    Reply

    ó may good!

  49. Salman said on May 25, 2010 at 2:48 pm
    Reply

    it is very very good website for making account i loveeeeeeeeeeeeee

  50. [email protected] said on May 26, 2010 at 7:09 pm
    Reply

    very good,love so much….

  51. farah said on May 29, 2010 at 9:41 pm
    Reply

    HIIIIIIIII…………………..

  52. hannahtwilight said on September 6, 2010 at 6:50 pm
    Reply

    ok honestly i’m sick of hotmail not workin so stop messin around nd work out the damn problem coz most of my friendz don’t use hotmail anymore coz no 1 is sortin it out

  53. bandi,Adriano said on October 31, 2010 at 10:02 am
    Reply

    http://login.hotmail.com
    Dear, It has come to our attention that your account has been flagged due to excessive login attempts from the Republic of Brazil. To verify that you are indeed the owner and bearer of this account, we ask that you click: http://login.Hotmail.com to authenticate your account’s security.

    We appreciate your patience and thank you for being a Hotmail Mail customer, “the one and only reliable email provider reaching all corners of the globe.”

  54. Pippa said on November 12, 2010 at 8:57 am
    Reply

    Cudnt open my e-mail account

  55. santosh dhanlobhe said on December 7, 2010 at 1:05 pm
    Reply

    MALA MESSAGE ALLA

  56. Anonymous said on December 18, 2010 at 3:48 am
    Reply

    this crap dosen’t even tell you where to logg in on the hotmail

  57. T said on December 23, 2010 at 9:12 pm
    Reply

    I have been trying to get into my account for the pass hour and I can’t .What the hell’s wrong with hotmail ?

  58. Raaz Bharati said on December 29, 2010 at 9:26 pm
    Reply

    Dear all,

    Very-Very Happy New Year 2011.

  59. andressa martins said on January 11, 2011 at 2:38 am
    Reply

    dessa vc é besta

  60. sim said on March 4, 2011 at 9:37 am
    Reply

    love hotmail

  61. stanley desgrottes said on March 28, 2011 at 6:34 pm
    Reply

    my probleme code verication

  62. adilimtiaz said on April 4, 2011 at 3:28 pm
    Reply

    you are dogs

  63. Anonymous said on April 9, 2011 at 8:18 am
    Reply

    i cant open it…why???????

  64. SANIK said on May 3, 2011 at 9:44 am
    Reply

    HI WHERE R GUESS

  65. sakshi thakur said on May 6, 2011 at 2:41 pm
    Reply

    im cool

  66. sakshi thakur said on May 6, 2011 at 2:42 pm
    Reply

    yooooooooooooooooooooo

  67. Anonymous said on May 22, 2011 at 2:58 pm
    Reply

    hotmail is really hot

  68. AWAIS said on May 24, 2011 at 6:13 pm
    Reply

    hi so cool

  69. oliver khoury said on June 24, 2011 at 11:58 am
    Reply

    You’ve tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect email address or password.

  70. Tyno King! said on July 1, 2011 at 6:17 pm
    Reply

    Ehy could you please change the new hotmail display on e inbox and pull it back to the previous one, the new one really sucks and is making me mad. Help

  71. onika said on July 22, 2011 at 8:48 pm
    Reply

    love hotmail

  72. TAYYAB MALIK said on September 9, 2011 at 6:45 am
    Reply

    HELOOOOO GUY’S HOW R U? WHAT”S UP?

  73. aroob shaukat said on September 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm
    Reply

    i like facebook and hotmail. i like hotmail because it is too hot

  74. aroob shaukat said on September 14, 2011 at 12:59 pm
    Reply

    my comments are that hotmail is too good for us we can talk too each other by massaging and chating

  75. devansh said on September 15, 2011 at 1:24 pm
    Reply

    i want to join hotmail……………….

  76. Salih said on September 16, 2011 at 5:26 pm
    Reply

    çok sevenler

  77. Anonymous said on October 1, 2011 at 1:20 am
    Reply

    tia paula eu amo voce eu gostei da sua aula muito o feliz aniversario da wemara esta chegango e dia 05\ 10\ 11de outubro beijos juliana data30.

  78. Anonymous said on October 21, 2011 at 4:33 pm
    Reply

    hey
    how are you

  79. john said on October 23, 2011 at 7:10 am
    Reply

    Mambo vipi

  80. Elona said on December 19, 2011 at 4:12 pm
    Reply

    Hahaahahahaha<3

  81. evandro said on December 22, 2011 at 8:18 pm
    Reply

    wc

  82. evandro said on December 22, 2011 at 8:23 pm
    Reply

    tas a rir di u que

  83. Watch Tv Shows Online Free said on January 17, 2012 at 2:21 pm
    Reply

    My brother suggested I might like this website. He was totally right. This publish actually made my day. You cann’t imagine simply how a lot time I had spent for this information! Thanks!

  84. Naga raju said on March 6, 2012 at 5:48 pm
    Reply

    Hai my name naga raju…………?

  85. fakher shah said on April 9, 2012 at 1:24 pm
    Reply

    hi wts up

  86. Abdeasaf said on July 6, 2012 at 10:07 am
    Reply

    Hi how are u

  87. Sachin said on September 1, 2012 at 1:46 pm
    Reply

    Nicehotmail

  88. suraj said on November 29, 2012 at 7:23 am
    Reply

    Good information, Just I created a Hotmail account and successfully logged into Hotmail. Hotmail and live id is same.

  89. adult novelties said on December 1, 2012 at 6:09 pm
    Reply

    I loved up to you’ll obtain performed right here. The cartoon is attractive, your authored material stylish. however, you command get got an nervousness over that you want be turning in the following. ill no doubt come further beforehand once more as precisely the same nearly very continuously inside case you defend this hike.

Leave a Reply

Check the box to consent to your data being stored in line with the guidelines set out in our privacy policy

We love comments and welcome thoughtful and civilized discussion. Rudeness and personal attacks will not be tolerated. Please stay on-topic.
Please note that your comment may not appear immediately after you post it.