Can't Generate 3rd Party App Password (AOL) for Outlook 2016 Desktop using Windows 11

Anonymous
2023-01-24T16:15:37+00:00

I have been using Outlook 2016 Desktop for Windows for quite awhile to access my AOL - (Verizon.net) emails. Just recently, I can't sync my AOL emails to my Outlook 2016 Desktop app. I can not generate an app password via AOL in order to sync and download my new emails to Outlook. I have contacted AOL several times and they are NO help at all. How can I generate a 3rd Party App password to make my outlook work as before? Any ideas/solutions on how to get around this issue?

P.S. I am using Outlook 2016 Desktop (Windows 11), not Outlook 365 or Outlook.com app.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-08T12:59:40+00:00

    Well it did work for me, probably more of a glitch than a feature - so in the end it's working in Mailspring, but is actually completely unused... maybe if I have something particularly spammy or untrustworthy I'll test it out.

    I mean really, isn't it a better idea just to get another email with another provider?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-13T17:16:12+00:00

    Thanks to you for mentioning the idea of trying from home! I tried many times from a couple different computers at work and always got the message about "not being available at this time".

    I used RemotePC to get into my home computer, and got the password generator to work first time.

    The idea that being from the same IP is odd though, since my home ISP is using DHCP. And that does not seem like a good strategy anyway; people move!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-16T11:22:18+00:00

    Hi... it's a pain and not what you want, but you can go to AOL mailbox directly to get your emails and forward them to your other application. Good luck! bfd

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-19T11:36:51+00:00

    I was having the same issue, but when I switched from the Chrome browser to the Edge browser, it worked. So try changing browsers.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-09-22T19:11:51+00:00

    I had the same problem with AOL APP Password Generator. I kept trying it and I kept getting App Generator is not available ... Just on a whim I disconnected my VPN and son of a gun that worked and I was able to get my password. So what I am saying is that if you are trying to get an APP Password for AOL and you are running a VPN try disconnecting your VPN just long enough to get your password.

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