my other hotmail account is saying it doesnt exsist but wont let me make a new one with the same email that i need

Jessica Mannon 0 Reputation points
2026-09-03T15:33:22.5633333+00:00

my old account is ******@hotmail.com its linked to an even older email for a shutdown website gloryblound.net, i need it reactivated its super old but i need it for an old gaming account to migrate it to my newer email account. its the backup email for this account as well so ill need to change that... can you reactive my old email? or at least let me make a new one with the same email

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  1. GsN5034 - IA 76,465 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-03T16:29:07.5766667+00:00

    Hello,

    May I please know when was the last time you were able to sign in with your @hotmail.com account successfully?

    According to the Microsoft account activity policy, if you haven't signed in with your Microsoft account for more than 2 years, your account will be put into an inactive state and will be closed.

    You cannot even use the Account Recovery form to recover your account.

    Account activity policy -

    Microsoft account activity policy

    Note-

    Unfortunately, a permanently deleted email address cannot be recovered or recreated due to Microsoft's security policies.

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