How to Block Someone on Hotmail

Go to the Outlook website. Your inbox will open if you are already logged into Outlook.

• If you're not logged in, click on Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, then click Sign in.

Click on the input field "Enter a sender or domain here" in the middle of the page. Here, you will enter the email address of the person you want to block.

Enter the sender's email address. You need to input the full address in order to add it to the blocked list.

Press ↵ Enter. The email address you've entered will be added to the blocked list in Outlook.

• You can also click the + icon located to the right of the email address field.

Click on the Save button at the top of the page, just above the "Blocked senders" header. Once saved, the blocked sender will no longer be able to contact you in the future.

Visit the website Outlook. Your inbox will open if you're already logged into Outlook.

• If you're not logged in, click Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number), and password, then click Sign in.

Click on the ⚙️ icon at the top-right corner of the Outlook page.

Click on Options (Settings). This option can be found at the very bottom of the dropdown menu under the Settings gear icon.

Click on Inbox and Sweep Rules (Inbox and Sweep Rules). This option is located on the top left corner of the Outlook window, just below the "Automatic Processing" section, which is a subfolder under the "Mail" tab.

Click on the + symbol located just below the "Inbox Rules" title at the top of the page. A new rule will be created for customization. Outlook rules allow you to automate responses to incoming emails, and in this case, you will create an automatic rule to delete emails from a specific sender.

Enter a name for the rule. You will need to type this information in the text field located near the top of the page, below the "Name" section.

Click on the "Select one" box at the top. This box is located beneath the "When the message arrives, and it matches all of these conditions" section (when the message arrives and meets all of these criteria), just above the "Name" field.

Hover over the It was sent or received (Message Sent or Received). This option is located near the top of the dropdown menu.

Click on the Received from (Received From). This item appears at the top of the dropdown menu.

Enter the email address. Provide this information in the text field below the "and it was received from" heading (and the message was received from) at the top of the page.

Press ↵ Enter. The email address you just entered will be added to the rule list.

• If this person has previously contacted you, their email address will appear in the dropdown menu under the "and it was received from" section.
• You can add multiple email addresses to this page.

Click on the second "Select one" box. This box is located under the "Do all of the following" heading (Perform all of the following) near the middle of the page.

Select Move, copy, or delete (Move, Copy, or Delete). This option is located at the top of the dropdown menu.

Click on the Delete the message (Delete Message). This option is at the bottom of the popup menu. Linking the "Delete" command to the email address you previously added will move all messages from that sender to the trash.

Click the OK button at the top left corner of the page. You will no longer receive emails from the selected individuals.

Open the Outlook website. The inbox will open if you are already logged into Outlook.

• If you're not logged in, click Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, then click Sign in.

Click on Options (Settings). This option is located at the bottom of the dropdown menu under the Settings gear icon.

Click on Filters and reporting (Filters and Reports). This option can be found under the "Junk email" section (a subcategory of "Mail") at the bottom left of the page.

Click on Exclusive (Exclusive). This option is located near the top of the page, under the "Choose a junk email filter" heading. Any emails not from someone in the "Safe Senders" list will not reach your inbox.

Click on Safe senders. This option appears just below the "Filters and reporting" tab on the left side of the page.

Press ↵ Enter to add the email address to the "Safe Senders" list. Anyone on this list can contact you, but those outside will not be able to send emails.

• This process should be repeated for each email address you want to allow for communication.

Click the Save button in the top-left corner of the page. From now on, you will only receive emails from those in your "Safe Senders" list.

• You can click the "..." button at the top of an open email and select Create rule to create a rule for the email address that sent the email, within the "Conditions" section.
• By using the "Safe Senders" list, you will still receive emails from notifications you subscribed to before blocking all emails, even if they are not in the "Safe Senders" list. You can stop receiving these emails by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link in the email content.

• While blocking anyone not on the "Safe Senders" list will eliminate most emails, some emails, even if not approved (such as those from Microsoft), will still reach your inbox. These emails are generally safe to open, even if they are not on the "Safe Senders" list.