Outlook.com upgrades, Windows Live Mail 2012 & Thunderbird

[Tai]

As a Windows 7 user - with the impending 'upgrade' of outlook.com, and the closing of access to Hotmail, Outlook & Live.com addresses via Windows Live Main 2012, what other options do we have for using an email client with these email services?

 

Microsoft did issue an update for Windows Live Mail 2012, however this has now been pulled, and from what I read, the update did more damage to the email client than it was worth installing.

 

I received an email from Microsoft inviting me to a free trial of Outlook 2016, however credit card details required for the free offer, so they can keep it.

 

Does anyone know if Mozilla Thunderbird may be an alternative with Hotmail or Outlook after the upgrades, or has this client's access been shut out too?

[Newinko]

Thunderbird works with Outlook.com through IMAP, if only because Windows Mail itself under Windows 10 only supports IMAP. Those settings still work: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-osend/how-to-set-up-thunderbird-to-sync-your-outlookcom/266ddd8f-250c-4e8a-9799-009d992be8e3?auth=1

[Tai]

Thanks for the reply, I'll set up thunderbird accordingly.

Phew, thought I'd have to sign in to email via a browser each time ...

[+Elі Subscriber²]

Yeah when you stay with Windows 7 you lag behind on the latest technologies,  so get ready it will only get worse as time goes by. 

[+Zlip792 MVC]

I'll recommend you to try the following solutions to see whether it will fix the issue for you or not  - http://www.askvg.com/fix-windows-live-mail-stopped-syncing-hotmail-outlook-and-other-microsoft-email-accounts/

[Tai]

thanks +Zlip792  .. this looks good, I would like to keep WLM 2012 if possible so I'll test out the solutions offered in your link post June 30 when Microsoft say they are cutting access via WLM 2012.