Gmail less secure apps being locked down

be warned if you are reading this in June 2022 - there are scammers in this thread phishing / trying to engage people
they are posting email addresses

but despite reports to 'moderator' - they continue to masquerade as legitimate users

and posts (like this) warning others in the community - are being deleted

....

GOOD NEWS: the solution by the REAL Stewart Goodin WORKS.

make sure you do the last step = MAIL

- and go back into settings to allow 'mail' ('windows computer')  in the APPS, after you have gone through the rigmarole of 2 factor authentication.
- it will 'generate' a "16 digit passcode/password" that hyou then copy and paste into outlook (replacing your own pw)

(note: don't know if you can just make up your OWN '16 dig pw' ? - who has time or the will to test?)

& in JUNE 2022 - 'allow less secure apps' is redundant/not an option

AFAIK, there's 2 solutions: Stewart's / 2 FACTOR AUTH + MAIL ON THIS PC (16 dig pw)

or

another registry something edit - even more complicated / time consuming 

PLEASE send invoices for your time to MICROSOFT.

or they will never learn.

cc: stewartgoodin KeithLaKey Iceman-FL Deleted anthony3220 mikec7 Peter_Rosner Super_Yacht__Capt  
@ trying to tag MICROSOFT - but nobody home.