Many Hotmail users have faced some issues in the recent past. This is due to many reasons. Some are still not fully aware of the fact that Microsoft took over Hotmail a few years back. Those who know, some of them are still facing the problem of syncing their Hotmail not receiving email with Outlook.

 

The reason why Hotmail is not receiving emails

There are various reasons why Hotmail users do not receive their emails in their Hotmail accounts. This is when users panic as they might receive some vital work mail.

 

·        The problems that users have to face with their Hotmail account:

·        There are various reasons due to which users may face this issue. Some of them are mentioned in the following points:

·        There must be spam which must be creating the problem.

·        There will be some problem with the Internet connection of the users that allows them to receive the mail.

·        Sometimes senders insert the wrong email address in the tab, which can cause the mail route to be blocked.

·        There are chances that the other users can block the user's account.

·        The other reason may be that email forwarding is enabled on the Hotmail account.

·        Maybe the users have blocked the senders' accounts, so the users don't receive the mail.

·        I will share with you some basic steps through which you will be able to fix this problem very easily.

 

Steps to fix email not received issue:

You should fix your web browser.

Try to sign in to email using another browser. (For example, if you were using Google Chrome, you can switch to Firefox)

If in case this is not fixed by changing the browser then you will need to follow the quick steps mentioned below:

·        Clean your web browser. That means delete history, delete all cookies and cache data)

·        You can even try updating your browser plugins.

·        You can even try to update the web browser you are using.

Try checking your spam folder:

Check if the spam folder is full. You would have to delete everything. Once you have cleaned your spam emails, you can easily receive your emails on Hotmail.

Try checking the email rules:

Through these rules, you can create instructions that tell Outlook how to handle email messages. In case you have created any rules that restrict you from receiving email. So you can remove it.

You can check the status of your server:

·        Sometimes users are unable to receive the emails on their Hotmail because the server has completely failed.

·        It happens when there is massive web traffic, or some updates might be running in the back that need to be stopped completely.

You should select the newest in the top filter:

·        There is a possibility that you are receiving the email. However, those emails are not visible to you because the newest one is not at the top.

·        Once you select the newest option at the top. Then you will be able to see your most recent email and your problem will be fixed.

You can remove email forwarding:

Sometimes there is a problem that customers face. It's the forwarding error. In case you encounter this error, you will not be able to receive the emails.

To fix this problem, you just need to go to the Outlook settings.

·        Click forward.

·        You just need to enter the email address and click the button and sign.

·        So the next time you're wondering "Why isn't my Hotmail receiving emails?" Then you just have to follow the steps mentioned above.