how to disable my messenger auto sign in on Outlook.com

Anonymous
2013-03-13T06:43:41+00:00

I already read and search frm any ...but still can't solve the problems. Help~~~~ I don't want messenger auto sign in,  how  to turn it off..

As previous suggestions, just click for invisible, but it will also invisible at my Skype software too , I just want to sign out on the Outlook.com mail not the Skype software.

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Anonymous
2013-03-30T16:35:25+00:00

Hi Everyone,

I apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused you on your end. Please be informed though that the option to sign out of Messenger in Outlook.com is not available. Like what the previous moderators have mentioned, the current option that we have is to set your status as invisible. Also, if you are signed onto Windows Live Messenger, you have the option to Sign out from the web, this would disable your Web messenger in the meantime.

Please let us know if you have additional questions.

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2013-03-25T02:07:20+00:00

Firstly, please don't swear. This is a family forum.

Secondly, the people on this forum, even MVPs, are not employed by Microsoft. We are just ordinary users like you who freely come on here to help other users. Demanding we "fix it" won't help.

Thirdly, I quite like outlook.com but, like you, I don't like the current messenger issue. It's one of the few hassles I have with outlook.com. Microsoft are not likely to see much of what is posted on these forums as they are only for supporting users, but if you use the link below you can leave feedback.

https://feedback.live.com/?scrx=1

I've used this link to complain about a couple of my dislikes about outlook.com.

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Anonymous
2013-03-14T21:39:27+00:00

Hi Joe13_13,

I apologize for the frustration that this issue has caused on you.

I can see you wish to turn off Messenger in Outlook.com. Let me see how I can help.

I've simulated my Outlook interface and found out that the steps below turn off Messenger in Outlook.com:

1. Sign in your account.

  1. Go to People or Mail Page.
  2. Click on the human figure symbol and click on Invisible.

If issue persists, please let us know so we can help you further resolve your issue.

Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-08-01T19:35:00+00:00

    Alright one last go, lets hope this works. I wrote a bat file so it would automatically insert the messenger block in your hosts file. After saving this file you should right click and 'run as administrator'. You can always right click this file and click 'edit' to view the source. http://ver.one/OutlookMessengerBlock.bat. If it works correctly you should get this.

    Thinking ahead

    If I accidently delete this on my website in the future here is the source.

    @echo off

    set path="%windir%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"

    echo # Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.>%path%

    echo #>>%path%

    echo # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.>>%path%

    echo #>>%path%

    echo # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each>>%path%

    echo # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should>>%path%

    echo # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.>>%path%

    echo # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one>>%path%

    echo # space.>>%path%

    echo #>>%path%

    echo # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual>>%path%

    echo # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.>>%path%

    echo #>>%path%

    echo # For example:>>%path%

    echo #>>%path%

    echo #      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server>>%path%

    echo #       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host>>%path%

    echo.>>%path%

    echo # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.>>%path%

    echo # 127.0.0.1       localhost>>%path%

    echo # ::1             localhost>>%path%

    echo.>>%path%

    echo # OUTLOOK MESSENGER BLOCK>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 ui.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 api.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 kes.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 a.lw.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 trap.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 apps.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 login.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 api.aps.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 api.mcr.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 api.asm.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 prod.tpc.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 a.config.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 contacts.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 flagsapi.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 static.asm.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 prod.registrar.skype.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 geo.gateway.messenger.live.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 static-asm.secure.skypeassets.com>>%path%

    echo 0.0.0.0 client-s.gateway.messenger.live.com>>%path%

    cls

    echo If this has been run as administrator your host file should have been changed.

    echo Press any key to close this window.

    pause

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-01T17:23:34+00:00

    HI,

    Its the upper right hand corner profile pick  that shows by colour individual status.    when you click on the profile pick to sign-out the top of that menu has the status options. 

    MS email defaults to available.

    Hope that helps.

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