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
    2024-01-31T09:19:14+00:00

    I agree with Frank. I use Mailbird as well and they've been extremely helpful, but obviously disconcerted at Microsoft's lack of a timely resolution.

    Mailbird's suggestions to change the server for IMAP only work intermittently. I've been able to get the account to work by completely closing Mailbird and reopening it. Several times a day. This is better than not working at all, but this is completely unacceptable on Microsoft's part.

    If Microsoft can't resolve this soon, I'll be canceling my subscription and looking for a different email account.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T07:38:53+00:00

    Hello:

      Today Outlook IMAP with Mailbird works fine for me.

     Bye.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T05:15:35+00:00

    And back up......

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T05:01:55+00:00

    Down again. Confirmed that outlook.live.com makes no difference (wouldn't expect it to as it points to the same servers as all the others, but wanted to confirm in case it was getting redirected based on hostname or something).

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-31T04:52:50+00:00

    I've never used IMAP with outlook but I know many others it can't, it just stores it in a local file. But maybe MS has implemented it.

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