With Outlook closed, open Credential Manager and delete all saved passwords associated with Outlook / MS Office. Here’s a description of your Gmail app password: The creation process is different for each provider, so if you’re not sure how it works, you can contact your email provider. If the email account you’re trying to access has two-factor authentication enabled, you may need to create a custom password for Outlook only. If you created a new password for your email but haven’t updated it in Outlook, you’re prompted to enter it because you don’t really know the password. If everything works fine for a while after you enter your password, but you are prompted again later, this is the most likely solution.Ĭhange the password that Outlook uses to access your email. Always request login credentials Setting options. Uncheck to have Outlook remember your password. Rebooting will disable any possible background processes and allow you to open Outlook from scratch. This isn’t the fastest fix, but it’s one of the easiest fixes to try, and rebooting tends to fix these unexplained issues. This is the simplest solution that works for some people. Perform the following steps in the order listed (most likely to be fixed):Ĭhoose Cancel At the password prompt. How can I prevent Outlook from requiring a password?
For example, if you want to use any of these services, go to, , or. Note that if you want immediate access to your email but don’t have time to skip these steps, you’re likely to be able to access your account normally through your provider’s web application. This particular problem is not uncommon, so there are probably dozens of ambiguous workarounds, depending on the particular situation. If you have already browsed the rest of this page, you will find that there are more potential solutions than the ones above.
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