- Step 1: On your computer, search for the Mozilla Thunderbird application and click its icon.
- Step 2: This will open the main window of the Mozilla Thunderbird on the computer’s screen.
- Step 3: Select the Local Folders option on the left panel, go to the Accounts section, and click the ‘View Settings for this account’ link.
- Step 4: Click the Account Actions option and then select the Add Mail Account option from the Account Actions drop-down menu.
- Step 5: Now, the Set Up an Existing Email Account dialog window will be displayed on the screen.
- Step 6: Fill the Your Name, Email Address, and Password fields with valid details.
- Step 7: The name you fill in the Your Name field will be displayed to others when you send emails in hotmail imap settings.
- Step 8: If required to save the password of the Hotmail account, you should mark the box next to the Remember Password option.
- Step 9: Click the Continue button in the Set Up an Existing Email Account dialog window.
- Step 10: Ensure that you have selected the radio button beside the IMAP (remote folders) option.
- Step 11: The Mozilla Thunderbird application will configure the Hotmail account settings automatically.
- Step 12: After clicking the Done button in the Set Up Existing Email Account dialog window, proceed with the following steps.