Why Does Outlook automatically log me in without my email address and password?

Anonymous
2013-04-15T12:47:04+00:00

Hi there,

Why does Outlook automatically log me into my Email without me having to type my email address or password?  When I turn my computer on, I go to my Desktop and click on the Outlook icon to open up my email.  It is logging me into that email without me even having to enter my password information, and quite frankly, I find this very unsettling. This means that anyone who uses my computer once it is turned on, can access my email without my permission. How can I correct this so Outlook asks me to enter my email address and password each time I want to log into my email?  Thanks.

Annette Sullivan

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Account management, security, and privacy

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-23T17:40:39+00:00

    I have been trying to fix this too and finally accomplished it.  You go up to the right hand side and click on the icon that looks like a wheel.  On the bottom of what comes up is the word help.  click on that then find the sentence about log in and password problems.  Then when it offers you to reset your password do just that.  Once I changed mine I no longer had my e-mail pop up on my work computer so that everyone could read my e-mails without putting in my log in information.  Yea!!!  Hope this works for you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-01-27T12:14:06+00:00

    I am also annoyed with this feature and have been trying to remove the automatic login. Despite this thread going on for 5 pages, noone from Microsoft has volunteered a solution or told us what to deselect to remove this unacceptable behaviour. 

    I have seen this auto login in IE11 but not Firefox. Maybe the solution is not to use IE11.

    Otherwise logout from Windows everytime you leave the PC.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-08T22:08:26+00:00

    Make it like windows 7,click on outlook.com,it asks you for your address and password,,not to go directly to your inbox,,does everyone that has windows 8 have this trouble?There has to be a way to change it for the ones that don't want it this way,I thought it was all about privacy,How can you change this?

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-08T16:28:42+00:00

    NOTE THIS ENTRY: JohnAlbert33's reply on 1/7 chrystalizes what started this thread in the first place. The thread has ventured way off-subject. The question was...."Is there anyway to change the credentials  so it won't automatically log in?"

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-01-08T04:43:47+00:00

    I do have a strong pass word.

    And yes I don't like the "single experience".

    Actually I don't like 8 at all but it came on my new computer.

    I hope 9 will be better than 8 but I would guess not.

    And I don't use my real name.

    Also I do understand that you are just giving your opinion.

    And I am just giving my opinion also.

    Thanks, but I still don't like the new set up that 8 has.

    Actually the more I use it the less I like it.

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