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

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-23T17:56:56+00:00

    no need to worry, this could just be because the outlook that you use is currently set to remember me or maybe you forget to logout properly.

    the next time you go onto outlook logo out and put your email address and password back in but before you log in where it is says remember me if it has a tick through it click on it to un-tick it.

    I hope this answers your problem and I hope it works :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-14T10:12:36+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. 

    So, when you did this, you had to change your default password for your Microsoft account, right? Which, in turn, changes the password for all applications (computer login, messenger, Skype, etc.)? Has anyone found a way to disable the autologin WITHOUT changing the current password? Thank you.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-05-22T21:34:44+00:00

    Thank  you!!! This was the answer that I was looking for. It solved my problem.

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