have to use google now?

[reallyme47]

About 3 weeks ago, I found that I could not access my hotmail account through IE or Outlook; only able to get to it through google now. It happened in the middle of the day. One minute I able to access it through my favorites list, then 1/2 an hour later, only through google. What's happened?

Confused

 

[Petrossa]

What version of Windows and what version of IE?