Instructions for Renewing Outlook Premium

Microsoft doesn’t make it easy to renew Outlook Premium so I thought I’d share a link to the information I just used to renew myself. It is apparent at this point that Microsoft is hoping to make this a war of attrition rather than just formally pulling the plug on this service.

https://www.epinionated.net/how-to-renew-outlook-premium/

Conversation 10 comments

  • yoshi

    Premium Member
    04 February, 2019 - 11:44 am

    <p>I thought the plug was pulled a while ago on this.</p>

    • Chris_Kez

      Premium Member
      04 February, 2019 - 2:47 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#401779">In reply to yoshi:</a></em></blockquote><p>They closed it to new subscribers a while ago but haven’t shut it down for existing subscribers. </p>

  • bharris

    04 February, 2019 - 4:24 pm

    <p>Very helpful! When I renewed last year, I had to chat with support and give them my credit card. Support was very nice but it took so much longer than just doing it myself</p>

  • minke

    05 February, 2019 - 5:52 pm

    <p>Why renew? I found Outlook Premium to be not worth whatever they were charging. Far better options out there for getting email from your own domain.</p>

    • Chris_Kez

      Premium Member
      06 February, 2019 - 9:06 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#402905">In reply to Minke:</a></em></blockquote><p>Laziness? I use Outlook anyway and I've already got this set up. If it was $100 then yeah I'd probably be looking for some alternative way to get mail for my custom domain (which I'd then pipe back to Outlook anyway).</p>

  • exmsde

    Premium Member
    21 March, 2019 - 8:56 am

    <p>The missing piece continues to be lack of a way to obtain control over a custom domain obtained through Outlook Premium. Has Microsoft ever published a way to do this?</p>

    • Paul Thurrott

      Premium Member
      21 March, 2019 - 9:21 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#414276">In reply to exmsde:</a></em></blockquote><p>Hm. I don't recall how this worked before, but I went into Outlook.com Premium with my own domain (which still works). Today, you can manage new domains only through GoDaddy (and only if you have Office 365). But … Did Microsoft offer Premium customers a way to sign-up for a domain directly through them? It seems like, if so, that control would move to GoDaddy. </p>

    • minke

      21 March, 2019 - 1:58 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#414276">In reply to exmsde:</a></em></blockquote><p>That is one of the disadvantages of Outlook.com Premium. This is what MS says: <strong style="background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); color: rgb(47, 47, 47);">Note:</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); color: rgb(47, 47, 47);">&nbsp;If you cancel your Outlook.com Premium subscription, Microsoft retains ownership of the email domain for 60 days, after which ownership passes to the domain name registrar. The registrar has the right to sell the domain.</span></p>

  • manishdev

    Premium Member
    08 February, 2020 - 2:48 am

    <p>Sadly Microsoft is now permanently shutting it off to everyone who managed to hang on. I got a notification that as if Feb 28, 2020 they are permanently ceasing this functionality even for those who managed to find some way to keep renewing.</p>

  • Stoicjim

    Premium Member
    09 February, 2020 - 8:30 am

    <p>I knew mine was ending and tried to renew before that date and the "renew" link wasn't available on Services and Subscriptions page in your Microsoft Account page UNTIL the very date it was supposed to end. On the expiration day the link showed up next to "Outlook.com Premium". </p><p><br></p><p>Keep an eye out on the expiry day.</p>

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