Click on the 'sign out' link to completely log out Then, in Internet Explorer, please go to Tools>Internet Options> under 'Browsing History', click the 'Delete' button and select 'Cookies' and 'Temporary Internet Files' and click Delete > Ok. You should see a 'sign out' link displayed in the top right corner of the screen, next to your Hotmail name and the picture you chose for your profile (if any). Follow these steps to completely logout of Hotmail, and prevent someone else from accessing your emails from that computer later on: Login to your hotmail account again.