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
    2024-02-14T17:45:41+00:00

    Using Outlook 2016.

    Well... the 2 steps verification does not work.

    Outlook 2016 did not accept the app password.

    After closing outlook 2016, it did not start either, even in safe mode (/safe).

    I disabled the 2 steps verification, and went back to normal.

    Now at least the outlook 2016 starts, and get the new mails.

    Still it does not accept the normal password !

    I am still getting the disturbing message.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T18:23:22+00:00

    The prompting for password is back and more persistent than yesterday afternoon. It seems like whatever MS has been doing to mitigate the problem isn't working.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T19:07:52+00:00

    Sometime you can have 2 instance of Outlook open in the background (sometime it happens) so Outlook wont open. Use your task manager to cheek that, and shut down every Outlook instance you can find, and then start Outlook, or just simply restart your PC.

    Some of the suggested "workarounds" may not work for you or others. This is really a messed up issue, that is not resolvable on the client side (as soon as your client email configuration is correct).

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T20:12:51+00:00

    hello

    There must be some confusion on postings. My post was related to 'can not connect to server' when travelling using hotmail.

    Thanks for your efforts on this issue. Hopefully it will go to the right person.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T20:15:57+00:00

    Hello

    There is some confusion on this posting. My issue was 'can not connect to server' when travelling using hotmail.

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Hopefully the your reply will get to the original submitter.

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