How to Close My Windows Live Messenger Account
Windows Live Messenger is preloaded on Windows operating systems. Users are allowed to chat with other users in real time, as well as share photos, documents and songs. Although Windows Live is popular, there are many other popular messaging programs such as Yahoo Messenger and Google Chat. Therefore, some Windows Live users decide to close their account, and use the other Internet-based messengers to alleviate the strain on their operating systems. Closing your Windows Live account is easy to accomplish; however, you will need to close your Hotmail account as well. Therefore, you should back up your email before closing your account.
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Instructions
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Access the Internet and type http://account.live.com in your address bar.
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Sign into your Windows Live account by using your Windows Live ID and password.
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Locate and click the "Settings" icon, followed by "Close your account" located in the right pane. Confirm that you want to close your account by entering your password in the password box.
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Select "Yes" to move to the next field. You will receive a message stating that you cannot close your account, as there is a Microsoft email account attached to it.
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Click the "Close your Microsoft account" icon, followed by "Close my account." Follow the prompts until you receive the message that states that your account has been closed and scheduled for deletion.
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