Delete Hotmail account - how it works

Quite a few users want to delete their Hotmail account today. Although the e-mail service was very popular in the past, it now hardly plays a role on the Internet. This practical tip shows you how to deactivate the contract and delete your account entirely.

Delete Hotmail and Microsoft account

Hotmail is an integral part of Microsoft and is therefore linked to the Microsoft account today. You can only delete the account as a whole.

• Go to the Microsoft info page on "Closing your Microsoft account".
• Read the information listed here carefully and confirm with the link "Close account".
• Click "Next" on the next page.
• Check all the boxes to confirm the warnings again.
• Click the "Mark as account to close" button.
• Your account will then be deactivated. The complete deletion takes place after 60 days - a restoration is then no longer possible.

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In the next practical tip, you will learn how to use Windows 10 without a Microsoft account in the future.