Hotmail Email Settings | IMAP, POP3, and SMTP Settings.


Hotmail IMAP, POP3 and SMTP settings and its configurations.





This article is helps you to know about Hotmail email settings, to know about IMAP and the IMAP settings for hotmail email, the use of POP3 and the POP3 settings for hotmail email, SMTP and the SMTP settings for hotmail email.

Hotmail was one of the first webmail service which was established in 1996 by Saber Bhatia and Jack Smith. The final version of Hotmail was launched in October 2011 and which was replaced by outlook in 2012.

Hotmail is one of the popular email service among the people with the latest features and also by the advance update features.

Hotmail provides many features like calendar, memo pad, chat and much more.
Like other email services, Hotmail used AJAX as programming technology which support explorer, chrome, firefox and safari.

What’s the use of IMAP and what are the IMAP settings for Hotmail email?

IMAP (Internet Messaging Access Protocol)

IMAP is a standard email protocol which helps to stores messages on a mail server, and also allows the end-user to watch and operate messages. This helps the user to organize messages in folders, have multiple client applications, save draft messages on the server more.

Hotmail IMAP settings

Imap server:  imap-mail.outlook.com
IMAP security: SSL/TLS
IMAP port number: 993 (default)
Your email username: emailhelpdesk@hotmail.com
Your email password: *******


What’s the use of POP3 and what are the POP3 settings for Hotmail email?

POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3)

Post Office Protocol 3 which is the recently updated version of a standard protocol which helps to receive email. It is a server protocol in which email is kept and received for the user by the user’s internet server.

Hotmail POP3 settings

POP3 server:  pop-mail.outlook.com
POP3 security: SSL/TLS
POP3 port number: 995 (default)
Your email username: emailhelpdesk@hotmail.com
Your email password: *******

  • User has to be sure that the POP access must be turned on via web interface.
  • In the web interface user has to Tap “gear icon” which is located in the top right corner, after which has to select “options”.
  • Which is depends on the UI version.
  • Now after all this on the options user has to tap mail/account/pop and imap. Now in the POP options user section select “Yes”.


What’s the use of SMTP and what are the SMTP settings for hotmail email?

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol provides the user abilty which helps user’s to send and receive email messages. SMTP is the standard protocol which is for email services on TCP/IP network. It is an application which helps to enable the delivery and transmission of email. It is created and maintained by (IETF) Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
SMTP Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
SMTP securityTLS
SMTP port number: 587 (default)
Your email username: emailhelpdesk@hotmail.com
Your email password: *******

Hope the information provided above is useful for you in case if you are not able to deal with these or have any inquiry related to Hotmail kindly contact to Hotmail support.

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