How to Configure the Hotmail Account with Outlook 2010?

Hotmail helps in email transfer and provides a storage space of around 7.5 GB. With the help of POP access messages can be downloaded in any system using email client. It also provides the feature of strong virus scan and email security. Now Outlook is one of the preferred email clients and Hotmail users can configure their Hotmail account in Outlook 2010 using the same Hotmail user name and password. Hotmail provides faster email processing and also large attachments can be sent and downloaded.

Configuring the Hotmail account in Outlook will enable the Hotmail users to use the extra features of Outlook. Outlook has features like Offline email access and edit & forward attachments which makes Outlook an efficient email client. Outlook is also regarded as the safest email clients and so the user data is confidentially saved in the server or encrypted messages are delivered via server.

Now to configure the Hotmail account in Outlook, follow the steps –

• Open Outlook and in the top right corner click on the File tab.
• Next click on the Add Account button under Account Information.
• Enter the Hotmail email address & Password and click on the Next button in the new window that appears.
• Prompt message will be displayed to install the Outlook Hotmail Connector.
• Click on the Run button to install the program.
• Tick on the check box for Software License Terms and click on Continue.
• Once the installation is completed close all the programs and restart the system.
• Restart Outlook and click on Add another account to add more accounts.

Contact technical experts over Hotmail technical support phone number if there is issue in configuring the Hotmail account in Outlook. Hotmail technical experts are capable enough to resolve the issue efficiently.

The configuration can also manually and to successfully complete the configuration process follow the steps –

1. Go to Outlook, then File menu and click Info. Next select Add Account from the next set of options.
2. In the next window click Manually configure server settings or Hotmail Connector and then click Next.
3. Click on Other now, then Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector and finally OK.
4. Once the configuration is completed, dialog box with the completion message will appear. Click on Finish now.

Hotmail technical experts can be contacted over Hotmail customer care phone number if the Hotmail configuration is still not completed. Support experts are in the best position in providing resolution for the issues. Hotmail customer support number not only helps in resolving the configuration issues but also provides tips to safeguard the accounts.