Last verified: Jun 2024
Do Live.com Email Addresses Still Work?
Originally launched as Windows Live Mail back in 2005, live.com was rebranded to outlook.com. But does this mean that live.com is outdated? No, of course not! Microsoft still operates all live.com email accounts using their outlook.com platform. Therefore, yes, you can still use your live.com email address as it will continue to work as expected.
However, what you cannot do is sign up new email accounts using live.com. If you wish to rely on Microsoft's server platform, for small accounts, the cooperation now offers email accounts via outlook.com.
➡️ In case you still use a live.com email address and wish to add it your email client, any other email software, or an email migration tool, simply scroll down to the current IMAP, SMTP and POP settings!
Current Live.com Email Settings
Though live.com was rebranded to outlook.com, Microsoft still operates all live.com email accounts. Therefore, if you wish to add your email address to an email client or migrate your emails from live.com to another server, simply use the current settings listed below!
Live.com Email Settings: Setup Live.com Account via IMAP
To be able to send emails, fill out the section "incoming email" in your email client using the following IMAP settings:
| IMAP Server | imap-mail.outlook.com |
| IMAP Port | 993 |
| IMAP Security | SSL / TLS |
| Username | Your live.com email address |
| Password | Your live.com password |
Live.com Email Settings: Outgoing Emails via SMTP
To send emails from your email client using your live.com email address, add the following SMTP settings in your email client's section for "outgoing emails":
| SMTP Server | smtp-mail.outlook.com |
| SMTP Port | 587 |
| SMTP Security | STARTTLS |
| Username | Your live.com email address |
| Password | Your live.com password |
Live.com Email Settings: Setup Live.com Account via POP
In case you prefer to use POP instead of IMAP, refer to these POP settings:
| POP Server | pop-mail.outlook.com |
| POP Port | 995 |
| POP Security | SSL |
| Username | Your live.com email address |
| Password | Your live.com password |
Should I use POP or IMAP?
That's a frequent question! If you configure your live.com email account with POP3, your emails will be fetched from the server and saved on your device. This allows you to access your emails even when you're offline. In addition, you can reduce the disk space used on the mail server and therefore avoid running out of storage capacity in your live.com email account by using POP instead of IMAP.
However, if you use multiple devices to access your live.com email account, you will only be able to view your emails on the device where you initially downloaded them. If you prefer to read your emails across multiple devices, IMAP is the better choice.
Migrate Your Emails from / to Live.com:
Are you not satisfied with live.com anymore? Do you wish to use another email provider? Or do you have emails you wish to consolidate in your live.com mailbox? Then the only things you need are a reliable migration tool like MailJerry and your live.com account credentials:
➡️ Download our email migrator or start your migration directly in the browser.
➡️ Launch MailJerry and select "New Migration".
➡️ Select the account type and fill in the email credentials for your existing email account in the "Existing Address" fields.
➡️ In the "New Address" section, select Microsoft / Office 365 as account type, enter your live.com email address and connect with your account (or vice versa, depending on the direction of the data migration).
➡️ Click on "Check Settings" to verify that everything is set up correctly and begin your migration by clicking on "Start Migration."
Wait for the email migration from / to live.com to complete.
🎉 Congratulations! You can now access your previous emails in your new email account!
