Just above Outlook.com a series of broken white dashes appear.  This continues for a few seconds backwards and forwards.

It looks like it is loading or something.  Strange behaviour.

My other question is the disappearance of right hand side ads...re Twitter/Facebook etc. or anything else.  This has now been replaced with what I would describe as a Round Grey Circle with a line across it and a Padlock.  What does this mean?

I would also like to know why Microsoft has nobody to answer your questions re Outlook.com...nobody asked for this Email Service but it was forced upon us.  I have been a Hotmail user forever and never had one problem.  Quick/User Interface Classy/Emoticons much better etc.  I could go on...but what's the point.

Barbara