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Outlook: Adding Gmail Acct. Error: "We couldn't log on to the incoming (POP/IMAP) server...
Running Office 365 Outlook on a Lenovo laptop and Windows 11. Hey All, I have successfully installed multiple Gmail accounts to Outlook on two different personal computers [Computer#1 (C#1) a...
The problem was solved by this method
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/unable-to-add-a-gmail-account-to-classic-outlook-4d9530c5-3f40-4e6d-9b45-4477f160828f
Yeap, I believe that is true unfortunately. I still have found no workable solution, and support is non existing, so as soon as my subscription is over, no more renewals from me.
So after trying the Control Panel to get to legacy add interface and failing, I deleted all the .ost and such and started outlook in safe mode and that allowed me to complete the add.