Outlook 2016 doesn't accept password or app password

Anonymous
2024-01-25T09:40:42+00:00

I have this problem - Outlook 2016 doesn't accept password or app password - and i think it is a growing World wide Microsoft problem :-(

See also here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Outlook/comments/19dx64p/outlook_2013_windows_10_suddenly_not_accepting/Outlook gives me this: (startede yesterday)

I have 2 PC's with HOTMAIL accounts in Outlook 2016 ...

They both have this error.

I do get mails ... but I can´t send mails. Yesterday it did work for 1-2 hours ... but right now the error is there all the time :-(

Please help me.

Thanks in advance

Pierre

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-16T16:38:23+00:00

    Was working -- albeit intermittently -- for a few days this week. Back to not working at all. JFC...

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-16T15:34:40+00:00

    Another side effect of this off again/on again issue. Email settings being reset in client to default, requiring re-establishing said settings frequently.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-16T15:15:22+00:00

    For god's sake, must you keep torturing your PAYING users with this nightmare? Microsoft, just roll the **** back already.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-16T08:29:07+00:00

    It is not the IP address assigned on your end (source IP). It is the destination IP returned by DNS when your client looks up "outlook.com" or whatever you've specified for server (there are many aliases that all point to the same place). They load balance amongst many, many servers and only certain ones seem to have the issue.

    My guess is if you are dormant for a while the connection goes away (or maybe a blip on your internet, weak wifi signal, etc) then when it re-establishes it hits a different IP at MS. Bouncing your network connection will get you a new random server (that hopefully doesn't have the issue).

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