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I am having problems with my hotmail today. It is very very frustrating. I did not have problems before ever. Today I am having major problems. I try to login, enter my username and password and then it is so stuck! I thought it was my internet connection speed so I upgraded to a higher speed and I hope that solves it. But otherwise I just hope it fixes itself. What is up with hotmail all of a sudden??? And that is my major e-mail address too!

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Transient "stuck at login" behavior like this can come from either the provider or something on your machine/network. Since said it cleared after a few hours, that pattern often points to a transient service-side problem — but it is useful to have a short, repeatable checklist for the next time it happens.

Reproduce and isolate first: try signing in from a different device and from a different network (for example, your phone on cellular data). If the problem only appears on one PC or one network, the issue is local; if it fails everywhere, the provider or upstream network is more likely at fault.

Collect evidence with the browser dev tools: press F12 and use the Network tab while you attempt login. Look for requests that stay "pending" or return 4xx/5xx errors. Saving a HAR (HTTP Archive) file lets you share exact timings and errors with support (right-click in the Network view to save). Also try a different browser or a private/incognito window to quickly rule out extension or profile interference.

Check system/network items that commonly hang web logins: inspect C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts for unexpected entries, flush DNS with ipconfig /flushdns, and confirm the system clock is correct (SSL/TLS handshakes can fail if the clock is off). If your AV or a local proxy is performing HTTPS interception, temporarily disable that to test — such interception can cause long delays or failures during authentication.

If multiple users are affected, look for Microsoft/Outlook service status or outage reports; if the problem recurs, capture a HAR plus screenshots and timestamps and start a fresh thread with those logs. That makes diagnosis far easier for volunteers and support staff. and raised useful points about local causes and keeping threads current — both are good context for troubleshooting.

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You still have not tell us whether is your problem solve. Try going to facebook, and if the problem occur also, it has to do with your cookies problem.Go your browser preference and enable all cookies and see whether that solve it. And try to post your problem in a new thread next time. Good luck

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This thread dates back to 2005. You need to start a new thread with your problem!

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no, I do not need to start a new thread, get a life, if I needed to start a new thread, I would not have been able to post the one I did

And I wanted to say my problem solved itself because after a few hours hotmail itself logged in, it was simply misbehaving

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You should have say so, that means something is wrong with your laptop. Try doing a scan first

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I do not need to do anything my problem is solved. So rest in peace

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What i said is that your problem is a weird one. A damn freaking weird one. The problem might still occur in the future and might have to do with malware or virus. Doing a scan make sure that there is no malware on your computer and malware is not the cause of it your problem too.

To add on, hotmail does not misbehave itself something is causing the problem, that means your problem is not totally solve since it you can log in a few hours later. Something must be causing this and second you should not be rude to other members like Rik. Rik have been with daniweb for a long time and you should listen to his advice. Start in a new thread. i am helping you because i am tired of reminding posters to start in a new thread and not revive dead thread.

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The politics in this website are ridiculous. If you do not want members to respond to old threads, say that on the home page when you create an account. People respond to old threads as currently as they like and if Rik is rude Rike gets rude!

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You were the one that was rude, not me! I can be rude if you want me to be though!!

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New posts have been split into a new thread. usedtoworkhere, please don't resurrect an existing thread unless you have relevant information which adds to the discussion. "Me too" posts are better served with a new thread to avoid confusion in the case of similar but unrelated issues.

I'll also ask that you at least try to be respectful to the people who are kindly volunteering their free time in replying to your questions. If it gets out of hand, you could easily be in violation of Daniweb's rules.

Finally, since your problem solved itself, I'll also mark this thread as solved.

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I dont ever face this problem with hotmail, Gmail now a days creating some problems like this

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