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Why does Outlook ask me to log into Windows Search Protocol Host?
For about a week or so, whenever I bring up Outlook on my desktop, it always asks me to log into Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host. Why is it doing that? It's never done that before. And why, ev...
- You will lose settings stored in that profile. And you will have to enter connection details and credentials again. Email shouldn't be affected. Some settings also could be stored on the server, at least in the case of Exchange.
wrootI'm using Office 365 Home Edition. Concerning Windows 10, I'm using Windows 10 Professional, 64-bit. Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.475)
Office should also have a numerical version. File > Account. I guess some Office or Windows update caused that.
wrootThis problem is only getting worse. Every time I get into Outlook, it always pops up that stupid Windows Search Protocol Host message. It has changed a bit, now it looks like this:
Notice the addition of MicrosoftAccount
Now, for whatever reason, it is showing MicrosoftAccount as if it were a domain I am logging into. Why is it doing that?????????????????????????????????
This has been going on for MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need help with this. If no one here can help, then who do I talk to about this?
- You can try looking for a support phone number and call Microsoft.
Here it says this might be related to old Outlook profiles still present https://gcits.com/knowledge-base/remove-microsoft-windows-search-protocol-host-prompt/
There are more advices here https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/Lync/en-US/a0fba4ea-978a-4227-83bb-916c0d6179ab/microsoft-windows-search-protocol-windows-security-pops-up-asking-for-credentials?forum=win10itprogeneral
