Sending, receiving, and organizing email in Outlook.com
My outlook account is the Administrator account. If I delete it , I probably won't be able to do any other administrative actions?
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My hotmail on Outlook is Looping. I saw the instructions about creating a new profile and deleting old by John Gregory from December 2025. My questions is my account is showing active and paid up and on a secure web. I just can't log into the email. If I delete the email account 1) can I reuse the old email address; 2) how do I recover all my saved folder emails, or can I?
Sending, receiving, and organizing email in Outlook.com
My outlook account is the Administrator account. If I delete it , I probably won't be able to do any other administrative actions?
AI answer
For an Outlook.com/Hotmail sign-in loop, deleting and re-adding the account is the documented fix for the alias-related login issue in Outlook mobile: Settings > select the affected account > Delete Account, then add it again. If the issue continues, use Settings > Help & Feedback > Contact Support.
For the account itself:
If creating a new profile fixes the issue, the old profile can be deleted afterward.
If the username is not recognized during sign-in, try another alias or phone number on the account, if one exists.