Gmail using Windows Live Mail after May 30, 2022

Anonymous
2022-03-19T13:57:32+00:00

Can someone tell me how to set up to use Windows Live Mail for Gmail after the May 30, 2022 Gmail changes. There is something I have read about "app passwords" which sounds a lot like what Yahoo has done. I have about 75 clients who use WLM. Most of them have Gmail accounts.

I would rather not have to switch to a different mail client.

I would appreciate very much if someone could provide a step by step how to. I suspect there are several millions others like us.

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Anonymous
2022-06-02T16:15:42+00:00

Here's the procedure outlined by Kevin, as an edited quote, derived from several of his messages:

"Came across a work around which I hope will keep working come June 1st.

You need to go into your Google account and it is under Security. Turn on "2 Step Authentication" for each Gmail account and then add an App Password for WLM. You just need to generate the App Password from Google Security and then use that when you update your email ie send/ receive in your WLM. When you update your email ie send/ receive in WLM it will prompt you for this password instead of your Gmail password. The option to turn on/off Less Secure Apps in my security settings disappeared once I turned on 2 Step Authentication."

And here's the link to the YouTube video which provides the same procedure, one that has worked for a lot of us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SqaEmSjAc

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As a matter of fact, one additional YouTube video has also sprung up which provides the same solution. That one is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKLZBNlhrQs

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The previous version of this message also linked to a third video which I thought MIGHT also have a good solution but IT DID NOT. Which is why I've removed that third link. Specifically, you can NO LONGER ACCESS GMAIL if you are using the Less Secure Apps option in the Gmail security settings. Sorry about that.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-30T20:25:52+00:00

    It's Ok, Victoria, I figured it out. I had different settings in my outgoing in WLM than for my incoming, just for that one account. I deleted that and selected Settings Same as incoming, and that fixed it. So I think I'm good to go. I'm receiving messages, and I'm sending messages, so I think I'm back on track.

    Now we wait to see if anything goes wrong. I'm now guessing midnight Pacific Time TONIGHT rather than last night, 3AM Eastern time. We shall see.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-30T20:22:12+00:00

    I do not think anything has changed -- YET!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-05-30T19:57:20+00:00

    Whoa! I am having no problem at all. I don't know how to help you. ???

    Victoria

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-05-30T19:54:09+00:00

    I suspect nothing has changed yet.

    Of course, using Kevin's recommended procedure, which I'm assuming you and those you advise have done, it may be we are now effectively shielded from google's dirty work, and may not notice anything now.

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