How to Create an Outlook Email Account

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 12, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create an email account with Microsoft Outlook. You can do this from the Outlook website, though you cannot create an Outlook account from within the mobile app.

Steps

1
Open the Outlook website. Go to https://www.outlook.com/. This will take you to the sign-in page.
2
Wait for the new tab to load. Once it has loaded, click Create Free Account. It's in a blue box at the middle left margin of the screen.

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3
Enter your preferred email address. This should be something unique that no other Outlook email user is already using.
4
Select @outlook.com to change the domain name.
- These can either be Outlook or Hotmail.
5
Enter your desired password. Make the password creative and something that is difficult to guess. Your password must include two of the following:
- 8 characters
- Uppercase letters
- Lowercase letters
- Numbers
- Symbols.
6
Check the little box if you want to receive promotional emails from Microsoft. If you do not wish to get emails, un-check the box.
7
Enter your first and last name in the boxes displayed. Both of these are required for the personalization of your account.
8
Enter the details of your region and birthday. These include:
- Country/region
- Birth Month
- Day of Birth
- Birth Year
9
Confirm you're not a robot. This is for the privacy and safety of all other users.
- If you are unable to read the letters and numbers, click New or Audio to change it.