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Basics: See your Hotmail inbox

There are two ways to get Microsoft Hotmail on the MSN homepage:

  • Go to the Hotmail module, and then click Sign in.

    When you sign in, you'll see how many unread messages you have. To open an email message, click Show, and then click a message.

  • Click Hotmail at the top of the page.

Follow the instructions to sign-in.

About Microsoft account

A Microsoft account is an email address and password you use to sign in to all MSN and Microsoft sites and services, including MSN Money, Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive. A Microsoft account also gets you in to other Microsoft sites such as Xbox LIVE, Zune, and Office Web Apps.

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