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Hotmail

Hotmail is a webmail service launched in 1996 and rebranded as Outlook in 2013. Its basic features include sending, receiving, and replying to emails, managing contacts, creating tasks, and many more. In fact, users can still use @hotmail.com when signing up for a new email address. 

Transition to Outlook.com

Outlook.com's first version, called beta, came out in 2012. Customers who already used Hotmail could freely switch to the preview version of Outlook.com and back to Hotmail. On February 18, 2013, Outlook.com moved out of the preview stage. The update went into effect on April 3, 2013. Users kept their Hotmail accounts and could choose to have a @outlook.com email address instead. By May 2013, about 400 million people used Outlook.com every month.

Hotmail Sign Up

Step 1: Go to www.hotmail.com.

Step 2: Click Create account.

Step 3: Type your username.

Step 4: Select your preferred mail ending (either @hotmail.com or @outlook.com) by clicking on the small down arrow icon next to the username box and click Next.

Step 5: Type your password and click Next.

Step 6: Fill out your information including your country, and your birthdate, and click Next.

Step 7: Type your phone number and click Send code. 

Step 8: Check your mobile phone for an activation key and type it in the respective box. Then, click Next.

Hotmail Login

Step 1: Go to https://login.live.com.

Step 2: Type your email address or your phone number and then click Next.

Step 3: Type your password and then click Sign in.

Sum Up

Hotmail or Outlook features a great level of security. The junk email filter and block feature can prevent external spammy content and protect your inbox from phishing and junk emails. The main features of Hotmail include sending, and receiving emails, creating events with calendars, and scheduling meetings. It also has many other cool features that you should find out by yourself.