How to change my email address from Hotmail to Outlook

Surprising all Internet users, Hotmail has decided to abandon the ship of the email and give a complete change of image changing its name and design to Outlook, as well as its operation and objectives. It seems that, for now, the transformation of the platform is being a success adopted by more than one million users.

However, the change from @ hotmail.com to @ outlook.com is not done automatically, but you must do it manually. If you still do not know how to do it and would like to adopt the new e-mail, in .com we explain it step by step:

• A computer with Internet access.
• A Hotmail account.

one

Go to Outlook.com and log in with your Hotmail email and password. Next, press 'Log in'.

two

To change your email address from Hotmail to Outlook go to the top of the web page and select the nut icon; then, a new window will be displayed: click on 'More mail configuration options'.

3

Within the category 'Manage your account', choose the option 'Change the name of your email address'.

4

You can change both your email name, and the hotmail to outlook domain . Once you have chosen your new e-mail, press 'Save'.

All the messages that you receive to your new name will remain in the inbox; however, you can also choose to keep the old one in a separate folder.

5

Ready! Now you just have to log in with your new email and the same password that you used in the first step ... Welcome to Outlook !

• Initially, the website may load slowly. This is due to the large number of visits they are receiving because of the change. In a few hours the speed of the site will have normalized.
• The emails sent before making the change, are in 'Messages sent'.