We recommend going with the Outlook Connector for the best experience, but if you can’t install it (eg. If you need to access your Hotmail email account but don’t want to install the Outlook Connector, then you can add it with POP3 sync. In fact, Hotmail Sync seems to work faster than IMAP sync for us. This is the closest you can get to full Exchange without an Exchange account, and in our experience it works great. Now your email will synchronize with your Hotmail account, and your Outlook calendar and contacts will be synced with your Live calendar and contacts, respectively. You’ll notice a small notification at the bottom of the window notifying you that you’re connected to Windows Live Hotmail. Welcome to your Hotmail account in Outlook 2010. To complete the setup and check out your Hotmail in Outlook. Once everything’s finished and setup, you’ll see the following completion screen. Re-enter your password and click OK, and Outlook will re-verify your settings. If you entered your password incorrectly previously, you may see the following popup. Outlook will search for your account settings and automatically setup your account with the Hotmail connector we previously installed. Now, enter your Hotmail account information, and click If you’ve already got an email account setup in Outlook, you can add a new account by clicking If this is the first time you’ve run Outlook 2010, you’ll be greeted with the following screen. Now you’re ready to add your Hotmail account to Outlook.
However, you’ll have to exit Outlook before you can install the Connector, and then will have to re-enter your information when you restart Outlook, so it’s easier to just install it first. If you enter your Hotmail account into the New Account setup in Outlook before installing the Hotmail Connector, Outlook will prompt you to download the Hotmail Connector. Make sure Outlook is closed first, and then proceed with the installation as usual. The easiest way to add Hotmail to Outlook is to first install the Outlook Hotmail Connector (
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