Inbox - Mail - Accounts - Tools - Generate Microsoft (Outlook/Hotmail) Accounts

Introduction

You can generate Outlook/Hotmail accounts with Inbox. After generating, you can use the various Outlook tools offered within Inbox!

Setup & Recommendations

• To log into your Outlook/Hotmail accounts, you need to add your email credentials to Inbox. Click here to learn how to add your Outlook accounts to Inbox.
• Microsoft prompts for various forms of verification during login. Inbox can automatically handle TOTP 2FA and recovery email codes. You can add your TOTP 2FA Secret Key and recovery email to your credentials.  
• You can configure how many OAuth2 browsers run concurrently in Settings > Mail | Account Tools. 

Outlook / Hotmail Account Generation

1. Navigate to the Accounts section of Inbox in Mail. When you hover over it, an icon that looks like a book with a person on it is titled Accounts

2. Click on the File button at the top left of the view, then the Generate button. The generate dialog will appear.

3. By default, accounts are generated in the All Category. You can override this and specify a category name to generate your account into a unique category.

4. Specify a Domain to use for the account. You can choose between Outlook.com and Hotmail.com

5. Specify the Quantity of accounts to create.

6. If you want accounts to automatically generate after configuring the dialog, enable the Automatically start 'Generate New Account' tool checkbox.

7. After configuring the dialog, click the Save button.

8. The mass edit dialog will automatically open. You can add additional information to your tasks before proceeding with generation.

9. By default, accounts are generated in the All Category. You can override this and specify a category name to generate your account into a unique category.

10. Specify a Password to use for the account. You can leave this blank, and Inbox will automatically generate a random, unique password. 

11. Specify Recovery Emails to use with your accounts. Inbox will automatically add the recovery email if Microsoft requires you to add one during login or unlocking your account.

12. Specify an IMAP Proxy you want to use when syncing mail and viewing your emails. We recommend using an IMAP proxy when logging into many accounts.

13. Specify a Browser Proxy you want to use when logging into/managing your Outlook/Hotmail account. We recommend using a Browser proxy when logging into many accounts.

14. Optionally, you can exclude the account from mail syncing / displaying emails by enabling the Exclude from Emails View checkbox.

15. After configuring the dialog, click the Save button. Your accounts will be added to the tableview.

16. Select the newly created account tasks, click the Tools button, select the Outlook Generate New Account option, and click the Start button.

17. If you want emails to populate in the emails tab after your account(s) is generated and logged in, enable the Sync mail after login checkbox.

18. If you want to force re-login into the credentials before generating your account(s), enable the Force re-login credentials checkbox.

19. Before generating accounts, activity is randomly generated (through warmup) to increase trust in the generated account. If you want to skip the warmup process, enable the Skip warmup checkbox.

20. Select a Mail Task Template to use. The Mail Task Template is used if your accounts encounter 2FA codes that must be handled via IMAP. You can assign catchall/forwarded emails to your Mail Task Template. Click here to learn how to create a Mail Task Template.

21. Select an SMS Task Template to use. The SMS Task Template is used if your accounts encounter SMS verification pages during the login or forwarding flow. You can assign third-party SMS credentials to SMS Task Templates to automatically handle SMS codes. Click here to learn how to create an SMS Task Template.

22. Optionally, you can specify a Custom Password to use if Outlook forces you to change your password during login. Inbox will automatically handle this and replace the existing password in your Inbox credential. If you leave this field blank, Inbox will generate a random 16-character password for each account.

22. Specify the captcha solving mode to use. If you want to manually solve captchas, you can select the Manual option. Click here to learn how to configure AutoSolve with Inbox.

23. After you finish configuring the dialog, click the Start button. Your accounts will attempt to generate. If you are not using a third-party captcha provider, you must manually solve the captcha in the browser when prompted. Once your accounts have finished generating, the browser status will show Account Created.