How to add a Hotmail account to Outlook 2010?

It’s not neccessary to install the Outlook Connector in order to add a
hotmail account to Outlook 2010. You can just do it by setting up a
POP3 account. Only difference is that it doesn’t receive your created
folders, only the inbox.

Use the following settings:

- Username: your complete emailadres : example@hotmail.com
- Password: as usual
- Incoming mail server: pop3.live.com
- Outgoing server: smtp.live.com
- Check the box in front of “Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)"

Then go to “more settings” and the “Advanced” Tab.

- For the Incoming Server use port 995
- Check the box in front of the SSL sentence
- For the Outgoing Server, use port 587 and with “Use the following type of encrypted connection” select “TLS” out of the dropdown menu.

To allow users to use Outlook 2010 to access and manage their Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars, Microsoft has quietly released an updated version of Outlook Connector for Office 2010 under the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview suite. Users who use Office 2010 can download the free application via the following links:

Outlook Connector for Office 2010 (x86)
Outlook Connector for Office 2010 (x64)