How to change the background in my outlook.com email?

I understand that this question has been posed before, and I have looked through all the responses, but I still have not found the answer.

This is what my Outlook (previously hotmail) Inbox looks like. The background is a picture of the Northern lights (Auroura Borealis). It doesn't come through nicely in the attached gif below, but it looks better on my screen. I have no idea how this background appeared - I believe I must have chosen it years ago during the Hotmail era. 

The problem is now, you can see that the emails are impossible to read. It isn't just for the Inbox - every single email has this background, so it makes reading my emails a very unpleasant experience.

This is what I've tried:

(1) - Gear button in top right

      -> Change Theme

Doesn't work. This just changes the colour of the top bar, which is pointless.

(2) Gear button in top right

    -> Options

     -> Mail

       -> Message options

   Doesn't work. This has nothing to do with background.

(3) Gear button in top right

    -> Options 

      -> Layout

        -> Message format, Email signature, etc.

Nothing helps.

Does anyone have a way to get rid of that background, and make it either a simple white or black background, where I can actually read the font?

Hello Delboy,

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Last updated March 4, 2024 Views 3,298 Applies to: