Table of Contents
- 1 How do I completely delete my Hotmail account?
- 2 How do I delete a Microsoft Outlook account?
- 3 How do I remove a default account from Outlook?
- 4 How do I do a clean uninstall of Outlook?
- 5 Is there a way to permanently delete a Hotmail email?
- 6 Can you close a Hotmail account without closing a Microsoft account?
How do I completely delete my Hotmail account?
How to delete a Hotmail or Outlook account
- First of all, you will need to sign in to your Hotmail, Windows Live or Outlook.com account.
- Then head over to your account settings.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Close my account.
- A series of instructions on how to close your account will be brought up.
How do I delete a Microsoft Outlook account?
From the main Outlook window, select File in the upper left corner of the screen. Select Account Settings > Account Settings. Select the account you want to delete, then select Remove. You’ll see a message warning you that all offline cached content for this account will be deleted.
How do I delete my Hotmail account if it has been hacked?
Account Hacked – How to delete account
- Go to Close your account http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=523898.
- When you’re prompted to sign in to your account, double-check that it’s the account you want to delete.
- Check that the page shows the correct Microsoft account, and then click Next.
How do I remove a default account from Outlook?
How can I change or remove the primary account from Outlook?
- Close Outlook.
- Go to Start.
- Here, click on Control Panel.
- Click on the Mail icon.
- In Account Settings, remove all secondary accounts.
- Then, delete the primary account.
- With all the accounts now removed, click the Data Files tab.
How do I do a clean uninstall of Outlook?
Click Start > Control Panel. Click Programs > Programs and Features. Right-click the Office application you want to remove, and then click Uninstall.
How to delete MSN accounts or Hotmail accounts?
To delete your MSN or Hotmail account, you will need to delete your entire Microsoft email account. To begin the process, head to Microsoft’s Close Account page . When you arrive at the page, you will be prompted to sign into your account. You should do so, with the account that you wish to delete:
Is there a way to permanently delete a Hotmail email?
In Hotmail account, check the emails to delete and click on Delete icon. Then, go to the Trash folder and delete all the emails. This will permanently delete Hotmail emails from the account.
Can you close a Hotmail account without closing a Microsoft account?
Hotmail, Windows Live and Outlook.com accounts are not considered “Microsoft Accounts”. You can’t close just the Hotmail account without closing the entire Windows Live aka Microsoft Account. Remember to spend any Skype credits before you blow away your account. Any credits will be lost once you close your account.
What happens if I cant login to my Hotmail account?
If you can’t login to your account, and your attempts to recover access have failed there is nothing you can do. The account is no longer yours. If someone else has access to it, then they are they new account owner, and they can do anything they want with it. That’s simply the grim reality.