<p>Microsoft is ditching the linked accounts feature on Outlook.com in favour of aliases, a "more robust and secure way" to manage multiple email addresses, the software giant has announced.</p><p>First introduced back in 2006, the linked accounts feature lets Outlook/Hotmail users quickly switch to another email account without having to enter a password. While it's a useful feature, Microsoft said it leaves accounts more vulnerable to hackers.</p><p>"We've found that quite often, people who use linked accounts keep their primary account's security info (including password and proofs) up to date, but don't lavish as much care on their secondary accounts," Eric Doerr, group program manager for Microsoft account, wrote in a blog post. "It's easier for a malicious party to compromise one of those secondary accounts, which gives them full access to your primary account."</p><p>With aliases, on the other hand, users will have one Microsoft account, which will unlock all of their Outlook.com email inboxes.</p><p><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/2013/06/18/microsoft-killing-off-outlook-linked-accounts-in-favour-of-more-secure-aliases/">Keep reading...</a></p>