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Change your password with your email provider. See the following sections for instructions on changing your email account password for several major email providers. If your email account provider isn't listed, contact your admin or the email provider's help desk.
If you have a new password, if your email provider has asked you to change settings, or if you're having problems with sending and receiving email, you can change your email account settings through Mail in the Windows Control Panel, or from Outlook.
Your Outlook.com password is the same as your Microsoft account password. Go to Microsoft account security and select Password security.
Depending on your email provider, an app password may be necessary to add certain account types to Outlook such as IMAP or iCloud accounts. Go to your email provider to get the app password. Your email provider will provide instructions for how to generate an app password so you can use it in email applications such as Outlook.
Your Microsoft account password. If your password is not being recognized, or if you want to add your Outlook.com account to a smart device like a home security camera, you may need an app password. Learn how to add your Outlook.com account to another mail app or smart device .
If you've changed your password with your email provider, you can update the stored password in Mail for Windows 10. Choose Settings > Manage Accounts , and then choose the account you need to update.
If your email and password is auto-filled, log in and follow the steps from your provider to view your existing password or to reset it.
If you receive a message in Mail or Calendar for Windows 10 that your account settings are out of date, there are several things you can do to fix the problem. Check your password. The most common cause of an out-of-date account is an incorrect password. Select Fix account in the notification bar at the top of the Mail or Calendar app. If your ...
On the Change your password page, enter your current password and then enter your new password. For additional security, select the optional checkbox which prompts you to update your password every 72 days.
Gmail does allow you to add your account to Outlook without setting up two-factor authentication and using an app password, but you must turn on a setting that allows "less secure apps" to connect to your account.