But you can connect these two accounts and then toggle back and forth by linking them. So once my existing Hotmail account is moved to, what happens? Will my two accounts be merged?Ī: There is no way to actually "merge" these accounts. Q: I already created a separate, new account. You are simply moving to a better service, but your 'number' (in this case your Microsoft account and email address) stays the same," a Microsoft spokesperson explained. "Think of this the same way as you would changing your mobile phone carrier. If you use an or e-mail address as your Microsoft account, you can keep it, even after Hotmail is shuttered. Q: What happens if my Microsoft ID/Windows Live ID is tied to Hotmail? Do I have to get a new one and change my accounts?Ī: No. It doesn't work at all on IE 6 and older Google Chrome 4 and older Firefox 4 and older and Safari 4.X and older. It also works relatively well on IE 7, Google Chrome 16 and 5 Firefox 9 and 5 Safari 5.1 on Windows and Safari 5 on Windows and Mac. If you click the upgrade button it takes maybe a few seconds, but all your existing messages auto-populate and carry over.Ī: is optimized for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 Google Chrome 17 and higher Firefox 10 and higher Safari 5.1 on Mac. Q: What happens to all my stored Hotmail once I am moved off Hotmail to ?Ī: Everything moves over. (When was still in "preview," Microsoft did allow this.)
Q: If I move my Hotmail account to an account, can I change my mind and go back?Ī: At this point, no. Q: How much warning do users get before Microsoft move an existing Hotmail account to ?Ī: There will be several e-mails first prompting people to upgrade on their own. And different folks around the Web have answers. There's not much required on users' parts to make this happen. Microsoft provided guidance last summer for those who wanted to proactively make the move. , the experience (beyond the UI itself) shouldn't be too jarringly different. Given that many of the new features in - Microsoft's new Web-mail service that is no longer in "preview," as of this week - are already part of Hotmail
(For a walk-through of the UI changes Hotmail users will see, check out this Microsoft FAQ.) Hotmail users, once they move (or are moved) will get 's clean, Metro-Style interface for their mail - and ultimately, calendars. The move isn't unexpected, but perhaps more sudden than some anticipated. Microsoft announced earlier this week that it is closing Hotmail and moving the "hundreds of millions" still using it to by this summer.
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