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#169828 27-Mar-2015 09:46
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Creating a Microsoft account for computer sign on and mail etc. What are the differences between Outlook account and hotmail account? Thanks!

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  #1268859 27-Mar-2015 09:48
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They're the same thing.




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  #1268872 27-Mar-2015 10:09
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Hotmail is the "legacy" branding - I use Outlook.com but sign in with a @hotmail address.




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  #1268876 27-Mar-2015 10:13
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Same same!



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  #1268890 27-Mar-2015 10:35
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If having another email account is not important you can create a Microsoft account with any email, i created mine with my Gmail address, you can sync the mail app to your existing (non MS) email or just use webmail/other apps etc

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  #1268917 27-Mar-2015 10:59
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I used to use the @hotmail but upgraded /transferred to @outlook it may be coincidental or better management by MS but I do not get the spam I used to get at @Hotmail in fact I get next to zero spam.




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  #1268927 27-Mar-2015 11:13

KiwiNZ: I used to use the @hotmail but upgraded /transferred to @outlook it may be coincidental or better management by MS but I do not get the spam I used to get at @Hotmail in fact I get next to zero spam.


It does have a reasonably effective spam checker with one quite nasty feature - It can't be turned off.

I download all mail to my local PC using Thunderbird. I found I was missing emails at times. I tracked it down to the spam filter. Hotmail/Outlook was putting valid emails in the spam folder at times.

The only way around it was to make a rule to pass everything to the inbox before the spam checker got hold of it.

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