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
    2024-01-28T15:55:25+00:00

    I saw about 23-24 January that error, i use Mailbird and i think was a simple disconnect, but just in Hotmail accounts i have this issue, Gmail or Corporative emails are not affected.

    I downloaded Thunderbird because i changed IMAP/STMP servers but everytime i restart for syncro all email accounts and it happends again. First i could syncronize 1 account (was testing it) but when i close and open again, same error as in Mailbird, but in Outlook web it doesn't happend.

    W10 with all updates here.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-28T11:17:24+00:00

    Strange that using OAuth2 on Thunderbird fixed it for you but using OAuth2 on Outlook for Windows did not.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-27T19:07:37+00:00

    I have the same issue from 3 days ago, synchronizing Outlook2016 to Outlook.com and Hotmail.com. Yahoo and iCloud continue to work fine. Steps tried:

    1- Remove the requirement for App Password and go back to single identification: both accounts are connected but password requests intermittently (frequently enough but not at regular send/receive intervals).

    2- Password cleared in Credential Manager: no change

    3- Change the IMAP server to outlook.office365.com for both: no change

    Both accounts work fine with the iPhone Mail

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-25T22:56:46+00:00

    Thanks Pierre. I can repro the problem of not being able to connect with Outlook 2016 MSI using Modern Auth. I was able to connect with an App Password but I don't have the MicrosoftAccount******@outlook.com. I will follow up further and let you know what I find out.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-25T22:08:52+00:00

    Yes i had

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