How to Delete Your Hotmail, MSN or Windows Live Account Permanently?

Yesterday I told you how to delete your unused GMail account. Today I'm going to tell you the same thing for Windows Live accounts.

Do you want to delete your exiting MSN, Hotmail or any other Windows Live account? Do you have some unused Windows Live IDs which you no longer use and want to get rid of them? Do you get lots of spam mails in your Windows Live Mail account and want to delete it permanently?

I'm sure there are many ppl who face such problems and want to completely remove their Windows Live IDs for obvious reasons. If you are one of those, then do you know you can do it. Yes. You heard it right. Microsoft provides a way to delete your MSN, Hotmail or other Windows Live accounts. Just follow these steps:

1. Open following link:

Delete MSN, Hotmail or other Windows Live Account

2. Enter your mail ID and password and it'll show following page:

3. Click on "Close account" button.

4. Your account will be reserved for 270 days so that if you want to re-activate it, you can do within 270 days. After 270 days it'll be deleted permanently and you'll not be able to re-activate it.

This article was posted in Others, Windows Live.

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72 Comments

Shy Girl

Okay. I did what you said & well I didn't get that screen to pop up... so yeah, what do I do?
Shy Girl

Ok. Nevermind. Lol. I had to do it the harder way but it worked... I hope!
love

thx so much plz delete my account
The Man

now i think the expiration date is 270 days. THat seems a little rediculous
fatima

now the expiration date iz after 270 DAYZ...
why iz it so??
wasnt 120 enuf???
trudy

i want to know how to delete my free hotmail account? someone hacked my hotmail account and changed everything even my password. please help me!!!
Kara

how do i delete my old account it's been hacked into and they changed all my information so i can't log into it to delete it and now... it's asking people for money i really need to delete it like now!!! please any one i need a way without logging in
Kelby

After I signed in like you sadi the box that said close account didn't show up.........And when i do help and type in "close account" nothing pops up either .. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sophia

Cannot close sophie_luvs_coldplay27@hotmail.com
To close your account, you must resolve one or more of the following issues:

One or more paid services or a Microsoft Points account is linked to your account. To close this account, make sure each service is canceled and your Microsoft Points account is closed. Get help with this
There is a Microsoft e-mail account (Windows Live Hotmail) associated with your account, so you can't close your Windows Live account immediately. To close your Windows Live account, you need to close your Microsoft e-mail account first. After a period of inactivity, your Windows Live account will automatically be closed. Close your Microsoft account
The e-mail address for your account is part of a managed domain (for example, your employer, your Internet service provider, or a personal domain). To delete your account, contact the domain's administrator.
This account is a secondary account for an MSN Premium membership and can be closed only by the primary account manager. To close the account, contact the primary account manager.

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Are you sure you want to close sophie_luvs_coldplay27@hotmail.com?
Important: To delete personal information you have given to Windows Live or other Microsoft services, or any other site where you use this sign-in name, sign in to those sites and delete the information before you close your account. You will not be able to access those sites after your account is closed.
When your account is closed:
Your credentials (e-mail address and password) will be permanently deleted.
Your Windows Live registered information will be permanently deleted. View registered information
You won't be able to sign in to Windows Live or other Microsoft services, or any other site where you use this sign-in name.
Some information you may have provided to Microsoft will not be automatically deleted. To learn how to access personal information, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
You will lose access to your contacts in Windows Live Messenger and in Microsoft e-mail (Windows Live Hotmail).
If you have associated child accounts, any permission you've given for children's accounts will be revoked, and you will no longer be able to manage these children's accounts.
You will no longer receive any newsletters, news updates, and other free subscriptions associated with this e-mail address.
Verify your identity to close your account:
Windows Live ID:
sophie_luvs_coldplay27@hotmail.com

Password:

Forgot your password?
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CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME
VG

^^ Try to use following link:

https://account.live.com/CloseAccount.aspx?mkt=en-in&rp=SummaryPage