I want to switch back to the original live hotmail...I don`t like the new setup of outlook.com

Anonymous
2012-08-02T06:05:30+00:00

I somehow just wanted to see the new outlook.com but ended up losing my old hotmail look and feel.  Not able to log in as it told me my account didnt exist. I am not pleased with the look of the new mail and dont find it handierso would like to revert to original....please tell me how to!

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Anonymous
2013-03-21T02:24:31+00:00

Hello Everyone,

I can understand that you all want to switch back to the Hotmail interface after it has been automatically upgraded to Outlook. However, just like what the previous moderators have said, the option to switch back to Hotmail is no longer available once your account has been automatically upgraded. All Hotmail users will eventually be upgraded to Outlook.com and users who were upgraded automatically were sent notification messages concerning the upcoming upgrade.

In addition to that, I would like to inform you that Microsoft is upgrading its systems in order to serve everyone better. The new Outlook.com UI is the upgrade for the email system and it has a similar user interface with Windows 8. This has been done by Microsoft in order to cope up with the neverending changes and upgrades in the cyberworld.

We also appreciate all of the feedback that has been provided in this thread. If you want to submit a feedback for things that needs to be improved in the new Outlook.com, kindly refer to Denise_T.'s post here for the link to our feedback page.

You can refer to the articles below to know more about Outlook.com:

Frequently Asked Questions for Outlook.com

My Hotmail account was upgraded to Outlook.com

Outlook tips to try

I will now be locking this thread.

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-18T16:56:52+00:00

    I find that I was forced on to this dreadful service, I am so sorry for you. I am disgusted that I have been given no choice but then it just shows what a crooked lot they are, what kind of loyalty do they have to us that we have no choice? they stink and so does this site.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-18T22:40:09+00:00

    I tried and you cant switch back anymore. Were all stuck with horrible service that they really think is better. I know that ALOT of the people I email want to know WHY I don't BCC anymore and protect their email addresses. I tell them this new OUTLOOK doesn't have that anymore so we all have EVERYONE  checking ourt email addresses out. In fact that's one of the parts I hate most about this service.

    no bcc so no addresses are covered, everyone sees them all,

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-18T23:49:31+00:00

    I tried and you cant switch back anymore. Were all stuck with horrible service that they really think is better. I know that ALOT of the people I email want to know WHY I don't BCC anymore and protect their email addresses. I tell them this new OUTLOOK doesn't have that anymore so we all have EVERYONE  checking ourt email addresses out. In fact that's one of the parts I hate most about this service.

    no bcc so no addresses are covered, everyone sees them all,

    It "says" it has it, but when you click on cc & bcc, you ONLY GET CC, and you can't get access to BCC at all.   For one thing what moron thinks that CC and BCC ARE THE SAME THING?  CC= CARBON COPY for ALL to See!  BCC = BLIND CARBON COPY so that others on mailing lists, newsletters, etcetera DO NOT SEE EVERYONE ELSES E-MAIL ADDRESS!

    AGAIN, TOTAL:LY UNACCEPTABLE!   Hotmail NEVER DID IT LIKE THIS, CC was CC and BCC was just that a BLIND copy with all additional e-mail addresses hidden.

    Again, OUTLOOK and MSN show they have no stinking idea how to create a "better", but a MUCH WORSE or as my late mother would say "WORSER" product to use that was more USELESS than useful.

    GO BACK TO HOTMAIL.    The masses are SCREAMING to do so and NOONE at MSN appears to give a rats bum about what the END USERS that have to use the worst e-mail client ever conceived called OUTLOOK.

    • HOTMAIL WE WANT and HOTMAIL IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE OFFERED!!!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-03-19T22:36:49+00:00

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