Hotmail was one of the first sites to offer free webmail. It was started by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith and went live on July 4, 1996. It was bought by MSFT in December 1997. Outlook is Microsoft's main email and personal information manager (PIM). It has always been included in Microsoft Office, as far back as Office 97. Outlook Express was a different client, created by the Internet Explorer team, which has since been replaced by the Windows Mail and\or Mail & Calendar apps. No telling how many times in the late 90s I went to help someone that "had a problem with my Outlook" only to find it was Outlook Express. At the time, MSFT had a thing for giving away free, stripped-down "Express" versions of their software (see also: FrontPage Express). Hotmail got a bad reputation for scammers, so MS rebranded it as "Windows Live Mail" in 2005. In 2012, Microsoft announced that they were getting rid of all the "Live' branding, and the new mail service would be Outlook.com. Its UI is based on Outlook Web Access, the webmail client of Microsoft Exchange. Having said that, Microsoft has never gotten rid of any old email addresses, so if you have a hotmail or live.com address, you can still login and get your email from the Outlook.com site. Answer from tunaman808 on reddit.com
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To sign in to your Hotmail account, go to www.outlook.com and select Sign in.
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8 hours ago - To open a Hotmail account (now part of Outlook.com), you typically need to create a Microsoft account. If you're receiving a verification code sent to an email address you do not have access to, it may be due to a previous account setup or a mistake in the registration process.
Does anyone know what the difference is between Hotmail and Outlook?
Hotmail was one of the first sites to offer free webmail. It was started by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith and went live on July 4, 1996. It was bought by MSFT in December 1997. Outlook is Microsoft's main email and personal information manager (PIM). It has always been included in Microsoft Office, as far back as Office 97. Outlook Express was a different client, created by the Internet Explorer team, which has since been replaced by the Windows Mail and\or Mail & Calendar apps. No telling how many times in the late 90s I went to help someone that "had a problem with my Outlook" only to find it was Outlook Express. At the time, MSFT had a thing for giving away free, stripped-down "Express" versions of their software (see also: FrontPage Express). Hotmail got a bad reputation for scammers, so MS rebranded it as "Windows Live Mail" in 2005. In 2012, Microsoft announced that they were getting rid of all the "Live' branding, and the new mail service would be Outlook.com. Its UI is based on Outlook Web Access, the webmail client of Microsoft Exchange. Having said that, Microsoft has never gotten rid of any old email addresses, so if you have a hotmail or live.com address, you can still login and get your email from the Outlook.com site. More on reddit.com
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August 4, 2021Best website to login to an @hotmail or @live email?
To check your email: www.outlook.com or outlook.live.com To view your account info: account.microsoft.com More on reddit.com
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June 10, 2025How do I (successfully) add a Hotmail email account as IMAP in Mail.app?
I think all users of Hotmail have been upgraded to Outlook.com? Have you, err, checked the server settings if it points to Outlook.com instead of Hotmail? Server info should be here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-osend/how-to-set-up-mac-mail-to-sync-your-outlookcom/afdfe981-20c7-4d4a-b6b1-9329b27f018a More on reddit.com
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March 2, 2015Use personal outlook or hotmail email account to join teams group
You can join Teams meetings/calls with a personal email, ie someone with Teams can invite you, but you cant use the full functionality of Teams More on reddit.com
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r/microsoft on Reddit: Does anyone know what the difference is between Hotmail and Outlook?
August 4, 2021 -
I was curious what the difference between the two are, I’ve read somewhere that outlook is also a website as well? Any help would be appreciated.
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Hotmail was one of the first sites to offer free webmail. It was started by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith and went live on July 4, 1996. It was bought by MSFT in December 1997. Outlook is Microsoft's main email and personal information manager (PIM). It has always been included in Microsoft Office, as far back as Office 97. Outlook Express was a different client, created by the Internet Explorer team, which has since been replaced by the Windows Mail and\or Mail & Calendar apps. No telling how many times in the late 90s I went to help someone that "had a problem with my Outlook" only to find it was Outlook Express. At the time, MSFT had a thing for giving away free, stripped-down "Express" versions of their software (see also: FrontPage Express). Hotmail got a bad reputation for scammers, so MS rebranded it as "Windows Live Mail" in 2005. In 2012, Microsoft announced that they were getting rid of all the "Live' branding, and the new mail service would be Outlook.com. Its UI is based on Outlook Web Access, the webmail client of Microsoft Exchange. Having said that, Microsoft has never gotten rid of any old email addresses, so if you have a hotmail or live.com address, you can still login and get your email from the Outlook.com site.
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Hotmail is the old, now deprecated mail service of Microsoft. Existing hotmail addresses still work, but you can't create new ones. The outlook.com addresses are newer and the current default mail services domain name of MS. You can say the now both are the same regarding software (you have to use outlook.com for both and you get the same Microsoft account experience). Outlook is also the name of the mailing software (just to make things confusing) which is part of the Office package.
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Outlook.com - Wikipedia
November 11, 2025 - Outlook.com, formerly Hotmail, is a free personal email service offered by Microsoft. It also provides a webmail interface accessible via web browser or mobile apps featuring mail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks services.
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Sign-in using your UM email address and password, then select the Outlook app.
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How to sign in to Outlook.com - Microsoft Support
Learn how to sign in to your Outlook or Hotmail mailbox using your Microsoft account.
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r/Outlook on Reddit: Best website to login to an @hotmail or @live email?
June 10, 2025 -
I have an old windows live email address and an old hotmail. However in the last month logging into my email has gotten more complicated. Before I could just login using login.live.com but now it seems to redirect 10 times before it finally seems to just leave me at a my account page on account.microsoft.com and I have to do 2 more clicks to get redirected to my actual email.
Is there a better link to sign in with. Inb4 just update your email. I have a new gmail and outlook address but alot of older stuff is still tied to this account.
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To check your email: www.outlook.com or outlook.live.com To view your account info: account.microsoft.com
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Hotmail is an email service from Microsoft. It was one of the earliest webmail services and has become one of the most popular email providers in the world, with over 400 million users. Hotmail offers features such as attachment previewing, background themes, and a powerful search which makes ...