Hotmail is one of the most used platforms by the user that helps in better communication through email. Microsoft is the base company that operates the Hotmail accounts and has shifted almost all the Hotmail accounts to Outlook. Many people face issues while logging into their account and can’t recover Hotmail account. In such cases, they can take the help of Outlook and get the saved data. Below are the steps to link your Hotmail account to Outlook for account recovery.
How can I link the old Hotmail account to Outlook?
If you have checked all the methods to recover your Hotmail account, you need to link your account to Outlook. The process for doing that is given below:
- Open the Outlook login page on your screen.
- Click on the Settings button and open the Sync Email option.
- You need to select the other email accounts option from the list shown on your screen.
- Now enter the Hotmail address that you want to recover.
- Here, you have to complete the two-step verification of your account.
- Now you have a chance to recover and link your Hotmail account.
- Choose any recovery method and get access to the mailbox via Microsoft.
If you still can't recover your account, you can also use the Accounts and Import option. Here, you have to choose the Check mail from other accounts option and link the email address of your old Hotmail account. You can unlink the account if you manage to get the password of your Hotmail account.
So, by following the above steps, you can recover your old Hotmail account using Outlook. You can also use any other email platform to link your Hotmail account. Also, make sure that you have checked all the recovery options on the Hotmail account recovery page. If the above instructions do not help, you can contact the customer support of Hotmail.
