Delete Or Close A Hotmail Account

Yes, you can delete or close a Hotmail account due to any reason. There is no need for any documentation or follow a lengthy procedure. Here is the guide with step by step details to delete or close your Hotmail account. Have a look.

Step 1: Open hotmail.com from your web browser and enter the right credentials (Email & password) to sign in to your account.

Step 2: You can see your profile image or your initials (if you have not set up the photo) at the screen's top right corner.

Step 3: Click on it and choose the view account option.

Step 4: From that, click on security & privacy >>more security settings.

Step 5: Now, you will receive a request to verify your identity. Here you have to enter your registered mobile number or email address to send the code.

Step 6: As soon as you click on the send code, the Microsoft service will send it to the selected option.

Step 7: Open it and enter it, the box reflected on your screen.

Step 8: Click on the submit tab.

Step 9: Next, scroll down and click on the close my account option. 

Step 10: It will ask you for an account login. Please do it. You also have to verify your password as you are closing your outlook account. 

Step 11: enter your email and password and click Next. 

Step 12: Now read the list from the drop-down menu and choose the reason why you want to close the account.

Step 13: Next, click on Mark account for closure, and you can see a notification pop up on your screen that informs you could re-open your account within 60 days/

Step 14: Click on Done, and your account is close. 

Note:

When you close your Hotmail or outlook account, you will lose access to all the services associated with Microsoft.

You will lose;

• • all email and contacts 

  • all the events, entries, and other things on the calendar

  • Everything placed in OneDrive 

  • Access to office 365, if you have

  • Access to Xbox Live account, if you are using the outlook email address 

  • Skype login access 

Make sure you get a backup for everything listed above. However, you can re-open it within 60 days of deactivation. After 60 days, it will automatically delete your Hotmail account. 

Delete or remove Hotmail is easy but make sure you do it wisely; otherwise, you can face significant data loss in such a case. What are your thoughts on it?