I get the OP uses outlook aka hotmail just for email. We have a number of accounts, my wife also have a corporate account (unrelated to this post but thought I would mention)
Anyway, our standard home free outlook accounts and @live accounts have become a PITA.
Clunky at times and pushing you to their main page, stuff like that, Hey it's their service and free to do what they want. I also have many proton mail accounts and to my surprise my wife wants me to move her to them too. Clean, simple and free but I also have a pay account with them.
SO bottom line is I am moving everything out of outlook. It's quite a task but its time to consolidate and simplify and at the same time move to a superior (for us) platform.