Windows 10: How do I set my default email to Hotmail?

How do I set my default email to Hotmail? when I go to defaults there is no email icon to click on

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email will not set as a default

I just got windows 10 and I can't get either of my 2 email accounts to set as the default. I am trying to get either Windows Mail or Windows Outlook to be my default but neither will work. I have gone to control panel, set defaults, but the only mail
listed in the defaults list is Windows Mail. I have set it as the default but when I try to send a picture via email it tells me there is no default email account. (in the default list it shows Windows Mail as being the default mail) If I right click on
a photo in My Pictures folder I can't use the feature there to send a photo with email either. I finally decided to open a Outlook account to see if that would work but it is not in the list of defaults to choose from. Help! I have tried for days to do
this. The emails work good for mail but as I said, I can't send a photo.

 

Nokia Lumia 610 Hotmail Synchronizing

Try these steps:



Resync your Hotmail/Live account.

• Go to Settings.
• Tap Email+Accounts.
• Tap and hold your Live/Hotmail account.
• Select Sync.

If it doesn't work, reset your password on this link http://account.live.com then perform these steps:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap Email+Accounts.
• Tap your Live/Hotmail account.
• Then mark off the option of mail synchronization.
• Reboot your phone and then activate the email sync again.

If the above steps will not work, clear your history by doing these steps:

• Open Internet Explorer (on phone)
• Tap (...) then go to Settings.
• Select Clear History.

Also, check that your server is "m.hotmail.com"

 

Setup Mail app to access hotmail emails

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as you are looking for an app to access your Hotmail emails, where you can send and receive all the Hotmail emails.



In this scenario, we would suggest you to configure the Hotmail email on Mail app that comes as a default app for Windows 10. Please follow the steps as mentioned in this article:

Set up email in the Mail app for Windows 10



Hope it helps and let us know if you need any further help in setting up the email in Mail app.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator