- #MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2016 KEEPS PROMPTING FOR PASSWORD PASSWORD#
- #MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2016 KEEPS PROMPTING FOR PASSWORD WINDOWS#
If you're prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
#MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2016 KEEPS PROMPTING FOR PASSWORD WINDOWS#
In Windows 7, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. In Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8, press the Windows logo key+R to open the Run dialog box, type regedit.exe, and then click OK. Before you access it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Follow the steps in this section carefully. Modifying the Outlook profile by using the "Profiles" registry path is not supported and may cause your Outlook profile to be in an unsupported state. To locate and view the registry setting for Anonymous Authentication in the Outlook profile, follow these steps. On the Logon network security list, select Anonymous Authentication, and then click OK.Ĭlick Next, click Finish, and then click Close on the Account Settings dialog box.Ĭlick Close on the Mail Setup dialog box, and then click OK to close the Mail control panel. In the Microsoft Exchange dialog box, select the Security tab. In the Change Account dialog box, click More Settings. Select your email account, and then click Change. In Control Panel, locate and double-click Mail.Ĭlick Show Profiles, select your Outlook profile, and then click Properties. Or, type control panel at the Start screen, and then tap or click Control Panel in the search results. In Windows 8, swipe in from the right side to open the charms, tap or click Search, and then type control panel in the search box. In Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7, click Start, type control panel in the search box, and then press Enter. Open Control Panel, and then do one of the following: If you have an older version of Outlook, change the Logon network security setting to Anonymous Authentication to fix this issue. Why does Outlook keep prompting for password. Outlook prompts for password when Modern Authentication is enabledĪdditionally, you can view the following forum thread for common causes:. If you are connecting to an Exchange On-Premises mailbox, see the following articles for additional troubleshooting: It is ridiculous to me that Outlook seems to work better with a gmail account than a Microsoft exchange account.Diag: Outlook keeps asking for my password Loging in on the web works fine so i know the password isnt the problem Did a complete uninstall and reinstall using the ''easy fix'' tool but when i create a profile i cant get past the password prompt. Reset the password and was able to connect to every app EXCEPT Outlook 2016 (OneDrive, Teams and Word all connect just fine) Tried creating the profile on a different computer Tried on 2 different wifi networks and 1 ethernet network Tried using SARA to create a new profile but it still prompt for password constantly I tried recreating another profile but I can't even do that Using SARA to diagnose the password prompt issue Clearing credentials from credential manager. I have tried every solution I can think of and the problem No matter how many times you correctly input the password, the dialog box disappears for a second and then reappears. As of today, one of my users can't get past the Outlook 2016 password prompt.