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
    2024-01-31T20:15:48+00:00

    Just received an authentication error. So, problem not fixed. Still need more work from Microsoft.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T20:20:31+00:00

    can somebody tell me if on computer when log into outlook/hotmail when delete anything today does it show up on delete items folder or not because i'm just seeing last nights and i have deleted about 4 items so far from junk mail and they should automatically appear in deleted items folder and not appearing

    so i'm not sure server issue a bug or what yes i do have it on filter all date newest to top btw needless to say i haven't gotten any emails in my outlook/hotmail yet prob afterwhile

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T20:52:05+00:00

    Could it be that we are chasing a phantom error message ?

    I made the following experience on 3 different clients, all showing these error messages from time to time:

    • Simply ignored this error message !
    • All messages, calendars, contacts are still sent, received and synchronized.

    When ignoring it, it doesn't matter whether I click Cancel, OK or Close, all without re-entering the password.

    What is your experience with simply ignoring the error message?

    If this assumption were to be confirmed, it would of course be super easy to quickly release a client update with a bug fix that would make existing (and of course new) customers happy. ;)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T21:20:44+00:00

    I mentioned that earlier - until this morning, I'd get repeated password prompts with no interruption to receipt of emails. I learned to cancel the pop-ups.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T22:53:54+00:00

    I don't believe that the recent authentication issue is related to the behavior you describe regarding missing deleted items.

    Using Outlook's webmail this is not an issue for me.

    Using the Thunderbird e-mail client I do not have this issue but it can behave this way if not configured correctly. For the desired account under "Server Settings" -> "When I delete a message" make sure the setting "Move it to this folder" is enabled and the "Deleted" folder is selected.

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    Using Windows Live Mail and older versions of Outlook, the behavior you describe is unavoidable with IMAP, as far as I know, and has been an issue for some time. In this case you could try POP3.

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