How to Add Approved Senders to Hotmail

Here is how to add an email address to your Hotmail account to ensure that it is always approved and not sent to the spam folder.

Steps

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    Open your Hotmail account. Key in your password, etc., as required.
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    Click "Options". This is located at the top right part of your screen (below your email address).
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    Click "Safe and blocked sender" under "Junk e-mail".
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    Click "Safe senders"
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    Enter "email address".
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    Click "Add to list".
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    Check it's operational by seeing that all the right boxes are checked. You're done!
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How do I access and use Safe Sender for Hotmail.co.uk?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Click Home, then Junk, then Junk Email Options, then Safe Senders and add addresses there. This is for Outlook 2016.
  • Question
    Where can I find this in my Outlook settings?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Go to your page and click your profile. Click Settings, then Mail Settings.
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Things You'll Need

  • Hotmail account
  • Email addresses you don't want to go to spam

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Updated: February 1, 2022
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