How to Block Someone on Hotmail

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 5, 2020

This wikiHow teaches you how to block someone's emails from your Hotmail (now known as "Outlook") inbox. You will need to use the Outlook website to change these settings since they can't be changed from within the Outlook mobile app.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Blocking by Email Address

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Open the Outlook website. Doing so will open your inbox if you're logged into Outlook.
- If you aren't already logged in, click Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, and click Sign in.
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Click ⚙️. It's in the top-right corner of the Outlook page.

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Click Options. You'll find it at the bottom of the drop-down menu below the Settings gear.
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Click Blocked senders. It's beneath the "Junk email" heading, which is a subfolder of the "Mail" category. You'll find this option on the bottom-left side of the page.
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Click the "Enter a sender or domain here" field. It's in the middle of the page. This is where you'll type in the email address of the person whom you wish to block.
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Type in a sender's email address. You'll need to type in the complete address for it to register on the block list.
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Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will add your typed email address to Outlook's block list.
- You can also click the + icon to the right of the email address field.
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Click Save. It's at the top of the page, directly above the "Blocked senders" heading. Doing so will save your changes and prevent any future attempts from your blocked sender to contact you.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Creating a Rule

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Open the Outlook website. Doing so will open your inbox if you're logged into Outlook.
- If you aren't already logged in, click Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, and click Sign in.
2
Click ⚙️. It's in the top-right corner of the Outlook page.
3
Click Options. You'll find it at the bottom of the drop-down menu below the Settings gear.
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Click Inbox and sweep rules. It's in the top-left side of the Outlook window. You'll find it below the "Automatic processing" heading, which is a subfolder of the "Mail" tab.
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Click +. It's below the "Inbox rules" heading at the top of the page. Doing so will create a new rule for you to customize. Rules in Outlook allow you to program an automatic response to incoming emails; in this case, you'll be creating a rule that automatically deletes emails from certain senders.
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Type in a name for your rule. You'll enter this information in the text field near the top of the page under the "Name" heading.
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Click the first "Select one" box. It's below the "When the message arrives, and it matches all of these conditions" heading which is under the "Name" field.
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Hover over It was sent or received. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu.
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Click Received from. It's at the top of the pop-out menu.
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Type in an email address. This goes in the text field below the "and it was received from" heading at the top of the page.
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Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will add the email address to your rule's list.
- If the email address has contacted you before, it will appear in a drop-down menu below the "and it was received from" field.
- You can add multiple email addresses to this page.
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Click OK. It's in the top-left corner of the page.
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Click the second "Select one" box. It's under the "Do all of the following" heading near the middle of the page.
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Select Move, copy, or delete. It's at the top of the drop-down menu.
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Click Delete the message. This option is at the bottom of the pop-out menu. Linking the "Delete" command with the email addresses you added earlier will move all incoming emails from the listed recipients to the trash.
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Click OK. It's in the top-left corner of the page. You should no longer receive email from your selected recipient(s).

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Blocking All Unknown Emails

1
Open the Outlook website. Doing so will open your inbox if you're logged into Outlook.
- If you aren't already logged in, click Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, and click Sign in.
2
Click ⚙️. It's in the top-right corner of the Outlook page.
3
Click Options. You'll find it at the bottom of the drop-down menu below the Settings gear.
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Click Filters and reporting. It's beneath the "Junk email" heading, which is a subfolder of the "Mail" category. You'll find this option on the bottom-left side of the page.
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Click Exclusive. This option is near the top of the page, below the "Choose a junk email filter" heading. Doing so will prevent any email that doesn't come from one of the people in your "Safe Senders" list from getting into your inbox.
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Click Save. It's in the top-left corner of the page.
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Click Safe senders. This option is directly above the "Filters and reporting" tab on the left side of the page.
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Type in an email address. You'll enter this information in the text field below the "Safe senders" heading at the top of the page.
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Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will add the email address to your "Safe Senders" list. Anyone on this list will be able to contact you, while anyone not on it won't be able to send you emails.
- You'll need to repeat this process for every email from which you wish to allow correspondence.
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Click Save. It's in the top-left corner of the page. Now you'll only receive emails from the people on your "Safe Senders" list.

Community Q&A

Question

How would I know if someone has blocked my emails?

Community Answer

There is no way to exactly know, but you can ask the "someone" in person or in a way other than e-mail.
Question

How do I block someone in Hotmail on a phone?

Community Answer

The same way you do in any other Hotmail application. Click "block sender," and the sender will be blocked.
Question

How can l block all spam on Hotmail?

R2_d2000

Top Answerer

Unfortunately, there is no way to block all spam on Hotmail, but this article might be able to help you.

Warnings

Although blocking anyone who isn't on your "Safe Senders" list will weed out most emails, some unapproved emails (such as ones from Microsoft) will still come through. These emails are generally safe to open, even though they aren't on your "Safe Senders" list.

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