Q: What happens to all my stored Hotmail once I am moved off Hotmail to ?Ī: Everything moves over. (When was still in 'preview,' Microsoft did allow this.) Q: If I move my Hotmail account to an account, can I change my mind and go back?Ī: At this point, no. Q: How much warning do users get before Microsoft move an existing Hotmail account to ?Ī: There will be several e-mails first prompting people to upgrade on their own. And different folks around the Web have answers.

There's not much required on users' parts to make this happen.

Microsoft provided guidance last summer for those who wanted to proactively make the move. , the experience (beyond the UI itself) shouldn't be too jarringly different. Given that many of the new features in - Microsoft's new Web-mail service that is no longer in 'preview,' as of this week - are already part of Hotmail (For a walk-through of the UI changes Hotmail users will see, check out this Microsoft FAQ.)

Hotmail users, once they move (or are moved) will get 's clean, Metro-Style interface for their mail - and ultimately, calendars. The move isn't unexpected, but perhaps more sudden than some anticipated. Microsoft announced earlier this week that it is closing Hotmail and moving the 'hundreds of millions' still using it to by this summer.

Hotmail deleted all my emails