Launched the official Live Hotmail version

Microsoft will officially end the testing process for its free web-based email service, Windows Live Hotmail, that will last 24 months on May 7.

In fact, Microsoft stopped testing and released the official Windows Live Hotmail version in certain markets. For example, the Dutch market.

In the process of testing Microsoft's email service named Windows Live Mail. Its goal is to replace the company's existing Hotmail service and also contribute to the world's number one software development service platform. But last February Microsoft decided not to give up the Hotmail name and rename the service as Windows Live Hotmail.

Through the testing process, Microsoft has applied many new technologies to the service to enhance the ease of use for users.

Earlier this week, Microsoft thanked the test community and announced the plan to end the trial and release the official version of Windows Live Hotmail.

Windows Live Hotmail feature

Windows Live Hotmail has been redesigned in terms of the interface that makes the service look exactly like Microsoft's famous PC email application - Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook. The mailbox now has another email preview window (Preview panel), not unlike Outlook.

Through direct testing of the author article the interface operates smoothly and the response time is very fast. This is the result of AJAX technology application. Users can freely create their own mailboxes for a specific set of preferences.

AJAX technology also contributes to a unique feature identical to the one on the PC, now users can right click on each email to see the options given as Reply, Forward . can't ignore the "drag-and-drop" feature. Users are free to drag emails from this folder into other folders the same way they do with Outlook. Email migration has been simplified.

Windows Live Hotmail mailbox capacity currently stands at 2GB. In addition, the service also has a mobile version.

The security of the service has also been enhanced with more extensive malware scanning or the ability to alert users about phishing emails.

Readers can register and use the Windows Live Hotmail service here.

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