How To Delete And Close A Hotmail Or Windows Live Account?
Tips To Close Hotmail Account
You are no longer using your Hotmail email address and would like to delete your account?
This is not a very complicated procedure, but you have to click in the right places!
However, it can take several months before it is effective because your address will remain active for 270 days after the date of closure of the account.
If you have disabled your address by mistake, you have 270 days to log in to your account to be automatically reactivated.
We explain the procedure to follow.
How to Close Hotmail Account
Step 1
Plug into the Hotmail / Windows Live account.
Click on the small arrow next to your username and choose the “your account” option.
2nd step
You will arrive in the summary of your account. At the bottom of this page, you have a “close your account” link.
Step 3
A page explains the details of the closure, which outlook account closure page or microsoft account closure page
At the very bottom of this page, you must re-enter your password
Step 4
Depending on whether or not you have a Hotmail account, a Windows Live account, you may be asked to close one or the other as well.
The following message may appear:
Cannot close blablabla@hotmail.com
A Windows Live Hotmail email account is associated with your Windows Live account. As a result, you cannot close your Windows Live account immediately. To close it, you must first close your email account. After a certain period of inactivity, your Windows Live account will automatically be closed. Close your Microsoft account
If this is the case, click Close your Microsoft account, and then click Close account.
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If you do not log in again for 270 days, the account will be deleted for good.
Outlook: How to Close Outlook Account?
Outlook is an email developed by Microsoft to send and receive emails. In case you no longer want to use it, it is possible to delete your Outlook account. What must be done to complete your unsubscription?
The removal of your Outlook account can occur for various reasons. An unusual email address, a duplicate … For this, it is necessary to connect to your online account and access the settings. The approach is similar to unsubscribe from Hotmail. Here are the steps to remove an Outlook account with ease.
Preliminary checks before deleting an Outlook account
Make sure you no longer use ancillary services like Skype, Xbox Live or even OneDrive. Indeed, deleting your Outlook account will prevent you from using these programs properly. Transfer your files stored in OneDrive and check that you no longer use the services mentioned above.
Access the Outlook Account Closing Settings
Go to your online space via the Outlook website.
At the top right of the screen, click on your account name to bring up the options. You have the choice between logout, profile change, and account settings. Select these. Choose the “Security and Privacy” tab.
You have two columns “ Online Protection “ and “ Account Security “. In the latter, select “Manage advanced security”. Changing your information requires a seven-digit code that you will get by SMS or voice mail. This is a simple security measure. Enter your phone number and wait for the code to be received. Click on “Send Code” and fill in the corresponding field.
Delete your Outlook account
At the bottom of the “Protect Your Account” page that appears, you will find the “ Close My Account “ section. Click on the sentence in blue. From that moment, deleting your Outlook account will also delete all the data attached to it.
A warning message informs you about the additional steps to take. For example, subscription cancellation or account balances related to Outlook. Click on “Next” and check all the boxes on the page. You must then choose the reason for deleting your account. All you have to do is confirm by pressing “ Mark account for closing “. Microsoft will delete your Outlook account. You have 60 days to retract.
Hotmail: How to Close Hotmail Account
You still have a Hotmail address that you no longer use, and you want to delete this account to prevent your contacts from still sending you emails?
Looking for a quick and easy method to close your account? We tells you what to do to permanently remove your Hotmail account.
How to delete a Hotmail account
To delete your Hotmail account, go to your Microsoft (formerly Windows Live) account or any of the following unsubscribe links: https://bay182.mail.live.com/mail/CloseAccountConfirmation.aspx or http: / /go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=523898 .
After entering your email address, access your account by clicking on your avatar, then on “View account”. In the blue menu bar above the screen, select “Security” and at the bottom of the page you just opened, click “More security options”. You will be redirected to the page “Help us protect your account”, where you will need to recover a secret code either by phone or on another Internet address. This page is an additional security installed by Microsoft to ensure that the person who wishes to delete a Hotmail account is the owner of this account.
When you have confirmed this PIN, the Hotmail Unsubscribe page appears. Click “Next” to continue deleting your Hotmail account. Then tick all the boxes to confirm your decision to close your account permanently, then click on “Mark Account for Closing”.
Your Hotmail account is not automatically deleted after this operation. It is “marked for closure” by Microsoft for a period of 60 days, during which you can reverse your decision, cancel the procedure and recover all your data. Only after this 60 day period will your account be permanently deleted.
What happens once your Hotmail account is closed?
Once you’ve deleted your Hotmail account, you’ll no longer have access to Outlook or Hotmail. You will no longer be able to access the Xbox, OneDrive, and Office365 subscription services. You will also lose all information and files associated with your Microsoft account. Contacts who try to reach you by email will receive an error message announcing the deletion of your account.
Delete Skype Account
You no longer want to use your Skype account, and do not want a trace of your passage remaining in the directory of Microsoft instant messaging software? Deleting your Skype account is the best way to do it. An exercise not so simple to accomplish, but in which we propose to guide you.
Delete your personal data from the Skype account
As a first step, you must ensure that no more trace of your identity can be linked to your account. To do this, you will have to delete the personal information entered when it was created:
- Sign in to Skype with the account you want to delete
- click on your nickname to display your profile; the word “manage” appears below your username or full name: Click;
- a web page is launched allowing you to access a management interface of your account: identify if necessary, and change the language of the page at the bottom of it;
- in the “Personal Information” section, click “Edit”, and delete the various personal information associated with your account;
- do not forget to save your changes so that they are taken into account!
Delete the Skype account itself
Once your personal information is removed, it is no longer possible to connect to this account. However, your nickname and avatar always appear in the Skype directory! To delete a Skype account permanently:
- Go to the account closure page offered by Skype Support;
- log in with the account to delete; Skype may want to verify your identity via a verification code sent via SMS or email ;
- Skype will then offer you a control procedure to determine whether you are ready to close your account permanently (in particular to ensure that you have recovered all the information and all the documents attached to the account);
- finally, tell Skype why you want to close your account permanently, and click on “Mark account for closure” or “Mark accounts for closure”.
Your Skype account will be deleted within 60 days of the closing request date. During this time, your nickname will always be visible in the Skype directory, and your account will always be accessible to possibly recover any forgotten information. You can also always retract. Once the 60 days have passed, your account will be permanently deleted, and no more backtracking will be possible.
Originally published at Entrepreneur News and Startup Guide.
