Windows 10 Home problems with Yahoo account setup

Anonymous
2020-07-23T00:52:47+00:00

I upgraded a Toshiba Satellite C55-B laptop from Windows 8 to Windows Home 10.0.19041.  

I've successfully set up Outlook and Gmail email accounts, but when I try to set up my Yahoo account, I get an error code: 0x8019019a.  

My Yahoo account indicates that my mail and calendar were signed into, but the actual setup in either Outlook or the Windows Mail app has failed.

Any thoughts on what I can do to correct this?

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2020-07-23T17:17:39+00:00

Thanks everyone. I was able to solve my problem by generating a Yahoo app password and entering it as my password when setting up the yahoo account in Outlook.

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Anonymous
2020-07-23T02:10:44+00:00

Jonelle, Keep me posted on your progress as I will be here to help until the case is resolved.

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Anonymous
2020-08-04T15:51:21+00:00

Tammy,

Check out my response on page 2:

Hello all,

I had the same issue trying to set up my Windows Mail app on my new Surface Pro 6. Here are the steps that worked for me:

  1. In an internet browser, go to your Yahoo account settings (I went to mail.yahoo.com, signed in, clicked on my name in the top right corner, then selected "account info").
  2. Next, select "account security" in the new tab that pops up.
  3. At the bottom of the page, select "manage app passwords".
  4. In the dropdown menu, select "other app" and click "Generate". Yahoo will then give you a 16 character password. Copy it to your clipboard.

5.. In Windows Mail, go to create a new account (settings -> manage accounts -> add account). DO NOT select Yahoo, instead select OTHER. Then input your Yahoo email address and paste in the password you just generated from Yahoo.

After I did this sequence, my mail FINALLY appeared in the Windows Mail app (!!!). I hope this helps, please let me know if it worked for you!

I also have pictures of the process right here on page 4! (see above)

Best,

Nick

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-31T14:02:50+00:00

    Hi ChrisB,

    I'm not sure about what version of Yahoo you are seeing because I still can go to the settings and repeat these steps exactly. Here are condensed instructions with some snapshots of the process...

    1. Go to Yahoo account settings

    1. Select "account security" then "manage app passwords"

    1. Select "other app" click "generate" and copy the 16-character

    4. In Windows Mail, go to create a new account (settings -> manage accounts -> add account). DO NOT select Yahoo, instead select OTHER. Then input your Yahoo email address and paste in the password you just generated from Yahoo.

    Sincerely,

    Nick

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-23T01:02:12+00:00

    Hi Jonelle. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

    Is this the WIndows 10 Mail app?

    Make sure to change this setting Yahoo requires for using "Less Secure apps" which it considers any app you don't have to sign into every time: https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/3... It's also a scare tactic to keep you seeing their browser ads.

    To further troubleshoot Yahoo Mail you can try to set it up using advanced Mail settings for your Yahoo mail account. For plain old Yahoo mail not associated with a mail provider like ATT, etc., see here:

    https://www.lifewire.com/access-yahoo-with-imap...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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