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.

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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
    2014-09-29T14:13:31+00:00

    Hi Everyone,

    We understand that you want the option to remove the messaging feature on Outlook.com. However, this is a feature incorporated with the product and there is no option to remove it. You can however, set your account to Invisible when signed in with the account.

    Feedback

    Are you being serious or just sarcastic? It's been YEARS since EVERYONE has demanded this auto sign-in GONE and you've been diverting everyone to the "feedback" the whole time. How did that work out? (I'm only asking because you're posting and posting it as a "SOLUTION"!!) Why wouldn't you at least reply the way you should, given the circumstances, that is with a "WE DON'T GIVE A DIME, THAT'S HOW IT IS, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT GO PLAY WITH SOMETHING ELSE"???

    I seriously doubt that Microsoft have EVER... EVER fixed ANY similar issue reported. Oh but wait, they did give us back the "start button" (personally, I couldn't care less about it).

    Doesn't ANYONE realize that this is a PRIVACY ISSUE?? P_R_I_V_A_C_Y_!_!_!... Does the word ring any bells?

    I hope someone with enough time and will sues you (MS) over this (and wins of course).

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-18T03:07:54+00:00

    Thank you,

    We have basically down to tag messenger as spy ware, which is what it is now, ****.

    I agree!

    This latest hotmail update has made it TOO annoying!

    3 years and no fix!

    M$ locked the first thread with no fix!

    Messenger has ALWAYS sucked! So I ignored it, any contact that wound up there are spammer/scammers.

    And in M$ ultimate wisdom everytime I log in to hotmail, they inform those spammer/scammers?

    LOL!

    And the fix as serg mentioned is to treat messenger as a VIRUS!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!

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