Link Windows Live IDs in Hotmail

Multi-faceted Windows Live Hotmail not only includes the ability to add up to four POP3 accounts to your Windows Live Hotmail account, you can also link multiple Windows Live IDs. With multiple Hotmail accounts, this enables you to easily switching between accounts without the necessity of signing in again.

Follow the simple steps below to link multiple Windows Live IDs.

Link Windows Live IDs

Sign in to your Windows Live Hotmail account.  In the left pane, next to Inbox, click the Tools icon , and then click Get email from another account.

In the window that opens, click Windows Live:

Next, click the link for "Linked IDs". 

• Linked IDs
  Link your Windows Live IDs so you can quickly switch between accounts.

For security reasons, it will be necessary to provide your password again in order to access Account options.  Then simply enter the Windows Live ID you want to link to the account that you signed in to and provide the password for that account.  Lastly, click the button to Link the accounts. 

To access the linked Windows Live ID, merely click the down arrow in the upper right next to your account name and select the account.  Windows Live will be redirected to that linked account.

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• Hotmail Security, Common Passwords Blocked
• Hotmail Full-Session HTTPS Encryption
• Hotmail Security, How to Report a Hacked Account
• How to use Hotmail Aliases
• Use Hotmail to Manage All Your E-Mail Accounts
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