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If you can't sign in to your Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, or MSN email account, or you're not sure how to sign in or sign out, here are some solutions.

We know that having your account blocked is frustrating, but we also want to protect you from fraud or abuse. Here's how to unblock your account. Note: If either your Outlook.com mailbox or your OneDrive storage is full, you cannot send or receive email.

Your Outlook.com password is the same as your Microsoft account password. Go to Microsoft account security and select Password security. As a security measure, you might be prompted to verify your identity with a security code. Decide if you want to receive the security code by email or phone.

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Sign in to verify your Outlook.com account. When you click the verification link, you're asked to type a series of random characters as shown in a picture. You can listen to an audio file that states the characters if you prefer.

In Outlook, you can import events from an .ics file to your existing calendar or subscribe to an iCal calendar online and receive automatic updates. You can import calendars from websites or calendar programs that support the .ics file format, such as Apple iCal, Google Calendar, and Mozilla Lightning.

POP, IMAP, and SMTP settings for Outlook.com. If you're trying to add your Outlook.com account to Outlook or another mail app, you might need the POP, IMAP, or SMTP settings. You can find them below or by viewing them in your Outlook.com settings.

You can create an email signature that you can add automatically to all outgoing messages or add manually to specific ones. Select Settings at the top of the page, then. For Outlook.com, select Mail > Compose and reply. For Outlook on the web, select Email > Compose and reply.