How to change the viewing language in Hotmail

This solution article provides you information on how to change the viewing language in Windows Live Hotmail.

Windows Live Hotmail can be viewed in a variety of languages.

To change the viewing language:

1. Sign in to the Windows Live Hotmail website with your Windows Live Hotmail account.

2. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Options, and then click More options.

3. Under Customize your mail, click Select Language.

4. Select a language, and then click Save.

Note: When you change the viewing language for Windows Live Hotmail, you also change the language that Help appears in.

Sometimes customers change the language to one that they cant read or in case of account hacks, the language is changed to a foreign language that the customers cant follow. In those cases, follow these steps to change the language.

1. At the upper-right corner of the Windows Live Hotmail home page, click the link beside the question mark icon.
2. Select the first link in the dropdown list.
3. Mark the box beside English or the language of your choice.
4. Click the first button at the lower-right corner of the page to save the setting.

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