How to Delete Your Hotmail Account Permanently

Hotmail is an enticing alternative email service to Google Gmail, providing users with a broad range of features. However, how do you get your Hotmail account deleted?

How to Delete Your Outlook Acount

1. By Deleting Your Microsoft Account

If you want to delete your Microsoft account, go to this page and click the “Close Account” button. Then simply follow the on-screen instructions and your account will be deleted.

However, if you don’t want to do that, you could instead opt to simply remove your email address from your Outlook account.

Here’s how to delete your Outlook account by removing your email address.

2. By Removing Your Email Address

If you want to take the less drastic path, however, here’s how to remove your email address from Outlook:

1. Open Outlook and click the gear icon, located toward the top-right side of the screen.

2. Select “View all Outlook settings.”

3. Make sure you’re in the “Mail” tab in the far-left sidebar, then select “Sync email” in the next sidebar.

4. Hover over the email address and click the trash can icon to delete it from your Outlook account.

If you don’t see the option to remove your email address from Outlook and you have Windows, you’ll have to delete the account from your Mail and Calendar apps.

Or, if you have an outdated version of Outlook, you may have to use other means to delete your email address from Outlook.