3. get stuck in outbox, and then I either have to close and reopen outlook and it asks my password again, sometimes 4 or 5 times in a row , then siuddenly it is fine again for another few hours.

To confirm if the issue is caused by your computer or your Exchange on-premise account, let's  clean the credential manager first.

hi there , I have a new PC , Windows 10 and set up outlook 365 and added password for my user account email for Microsoft exchange server. to be a connectivity issue from only outlook 365 on my new PC. Then close the Credential Manager and restart your Outlook.

If it still keeps asking the password. Let’s try to repair it as the following article show and the check it again to see if it helps. https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/3126599/outlook-prompts-for-password-when-modern-authentication-is-enabled. Since upgrading to Win 10 Pro version 2004, Outlook keeps asking for my email POP passwords. Great! Then close the Credential Manager and restart your Outlook. We haven't heard back from you. In the meantime, you can also refer to the following article for further troubleshooting. Come in Monday and boom... Outlook asking for credentials, and wouldn't keep them. it seems You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. thanks JOHN. YES I tried  the run command " scanpst.exe" and then browse , and it does recognise the pst files despite me checking their location , it shows no PST files in that location on my PC. on my iphone connectivity to my emails and sending and receiving to exchange server is all ok no issues so it is not the server that is the issue.

Open Control Panel, and then do one of the following: In Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7, click Start , type control panel in the search box, and then press Enter.

Outlook uses the profile method to differentiate one user from … Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/repair-outlook-data-files-pst-and-ost-25663bc3-11ec-4412-86c4-60458afc5253. It will ask for the credential of your account, just type the password in and check the option Remember the Password in the sign in page. STILL NEEDS RESOLVING AS DRIVING ME INSANE. Then close the Credential Manager and restart your Outlook. I'd like to suggest that add your account in another device and check  the results.

In fact, you can delete all the entries in Generic Credentials if you like. something causing things to freeze or block up Entering credentials just makes the prompt show again, only canceling it and clicking the "needs password" text in the bottom of Outlook's main window allows them to keep working for a while. So far 15 out of our 42 active Windows Outlook users have been impacted (not … Reinstall Office 365 and problem came back. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/create-an-outlook-profile-f544c1ba-3352-4b3b-be0b-8d42a540459d.

To do this, follow these steps: Exit Outlook. After inserting passwords Outlook works as long as it stays open. Under the Generic Credentials, delete the entries which contain Outlook in its name, you can even delete all the entries if you like. please help. Would you mind telling us how it goes now? The first thing you need to do in order to fix your issue would be to clear … Close Credential Manager Window and start “Microsoft Outlook”. then a couple of hours same thing happened again. so rebooted my PC  and opened outlook again,  and then it sent all my emails without asking my password . This thread is locked.

How satisfied are you with this response? I have many other Windows 7/10 workstations in our organization with Office 365 with no Outlook issues (knock on wood). on my outlook on my PC? Microsoft 365 Outlook keeps requesting password on Local Account Hi all, hope someone will be able to assist.

Please try to create a new profile for your Outlook and add your account under the new created profile to see how it goes. Thanks for marking this as the answer.