Outlook needs password but dialog box disappears
Outlook needs password but dialog box disappears
Outlook needs password but dialog box disappears
Re: Outlook needs password but dialog box disappears
A collection of various known Outlook fixes for login problems :
- Run Credential Manager, and if your account is listed ensure that it's correct.
- If not correct, fix it.
- If correct, try deleting it, reboot and log into Outlook.
- Logging-in into Web Outlook might sometimes show an existing problem such as
the need to change the password.
- Start Outlook in safe mode by running `Outlook.exe /safe` and enter the ids if asked.
- Unlink the Microsoft Account from Outlook
- Disable Modern Authentication by regedit to
`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Identity`,
create a DWORD item named `EnableADAL` and set it to zero.
- Under the same registry key, create a DWORD item named `DisableADALatopWAMOverride`
and set it to `1`. See
[Microsoft article](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025962/can-t-sign-in-after-update-to-office-2016-build-16-0-7967-on-windows-1).
Undo fixes which didn't help.
You might also create a system restore point before starting.
- Run Credential Manager, and if your account is listed ensure that it's correct.
- If not correct, fix it.
- If correct, try deleting it, reboot and log into Outlook.
- Logging-in into Web Outlook might sometimes show an existing problem such as
the need to change the password.
- Start Outlook in safe mode by running `Outlook.exe /safe` and enter the ids if asked.
- Unlink the Microsoft Account from Outlook
- Disable Modern Authentication by regedit to
`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Identity`,
create a DWORD item named `EnableADAL` and set it to zero.
- Under the same registry key, create a DWORD item named `DisableADALatopWAMOverride`
and set it to `1`. See
[Microsoft article](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025962/can-t-sign-in-after-update-to-office-2016-build-16-0-7967-on-windows-1).
Undo fixes which didn't help.
You might also create a system restore point before starting.