Locked out of Device. In need of assistance.
TLDR: Am being force to verify account that is on my laptop, to log in my laptop. What to do. Context I recently got a laptop, and it required a mircosoft account/email, I didnt know how it worked and made a account called mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons thinking I was making a account. It just let me do that and ask me to verify later. Once I was in my new laptop I started using and then realized I needed a actual account so I made mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons which was my new real account. However recently (i think i remeber it needing to verify after 7 days) the pin is no longer avaible and to make the pin work again, I needed to was to sign in to my mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons which was fine I had my password however it says susipous acitivty requires email verficition to my original fake mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons I try fixing it and which on aka.ms/pwr and account.live.com/proofs/marklost and it only lets me reset my password and attach a passkey which I did but when I try to log into the outlook account and get the password and passkey right it STILL REQUIRED ME TO VERIFY with my fake mailto:email address removed for privacy reasons account. Am I screwed, do I need to get a fresh boot of windows and wipe my storage or smt or is there a representive that can remove the fake email. Any help is appreciated please and thank you
Can I automate performance review forms to be sent automatically through Outlook?
Doesn't even necessarily have to apply to just surveys to be honest. I'm trying to set up a system where our employees automatically receive forms like surveys, performance reviews, or feedback templates in their Outlook so I don't have to be the stereotypical HR lady who constantly chases and reminds them to complete them. Warning: Not a super techy person :)
View Group membership in outlook app for any user
Earlier version of Outlook Desktop application use to provide Group / DL membership information of any user, within the user property window opened from the Address Book or from any email. But the latest version of Outlook Windows app as well as the Outlook Webapp for Microsoft 365 no longer provide this Group / DL membership info within the User property. Does this require some configuration change at the Admin level (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/manage-microsoft-365-groups-with-powershell?view=o365-worldwide#hide-microsoft-365-groups-from-the-global-address-list) ? OR Is there an alternate option available within the new Outlook Windows app to view the Group / DL membership of any user?
User can't see some emails after loading PST
Recently I helped a user migrate from an IMAP mail to Outlook. I downloaded the PST file from the old IMAP account and loaded the file into his new account, all in Classic Outlook as this user refuses to use the new Outlook. However, during the load of old mail he would stop receiving any new mail. To fix this I created a new profile and that did allow new mail to arrive, however, the mail from the backup didn’t show. I then loaded the backup into the new Outlook and it only loaded mail up to 2022. After this, we loaded the PST into Outlook Classic on a different device as to not disrupt workflow, but that also didn’t solve the issue. I loaded the PST file into a testing account, and it did load all the files, from 2020 to the date the file was created.
IMAP connection error INVALIDCREDENTIALS
I am trying to add my external IMAP mailbox from my hosting provider (Easyhost.be) to the new Outlook app / Outlook.com. However, when I try to add this mailbox to my domain 'vinedo.be', I immediately receive the error message: INVALIDCREDENTIALS INTERACTIONREQUIRED. In the classic Outlook desktop app, the account works immediately via IMAP with exactly the same password. Everything also works perfectly with the Outlook app on an Android smartphone. There appears to be an incorrect tenant attribution or cache in the background of the Microsoft Cloud that is internally blocking authentication for the domain vinedo.be. Could you clear the cache/tenant attribution for the domain vinedo.be so that the IMAP connection is routed externally again? The mailbox email address removed for privacy reasons was hosted by Gandi.net until recently. This is presumably causing the problem.The Unnecessary Complexity of Microsoft 365 & Outlook Classic: A UX Admin Nightmare for BYOD
I recently needed to remove a corporate Exchange account from a personal device running Microsoft 365. What should have been a one-click action exposed a deeply flawed and convoluted architecture: Primary Account Lock: Outlook Classic fundamentally prevents the removal of a "Primary Account" from its GUI. The only functional workaround is completely destroying the Outlook profile via the Control Panel or Registry. MDM Overreach on BYOD: When adding a work account, MDM and Entra ID policies immediately override local user control. There is zero clear exit strategy or automated cleanup for the end-user when that corporate relationship ends. Monolithic Click-To-Run Architecture: Attempting to simply uninstall the obsolete Outlook Classic application is impossible through standard Windows settings. It required deploying the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) and executing a custom XML configuration script just to exclude a single application from the Microsoft 365 suite. This forced integration and lack of modularity is a highly anti-user experience. Microsoft must separate corporate security enforcement from personal device ownership and provide standard, modular uninstallation options for its desktop applications. Forcing users to use PowerShell and ODT for basic software management is an unacceptable standard for modern UX.Quick Parts are Now Available in New Outlook
Quick Parts have officially arrived in the New Outlook experience, and many users have been asking how they work and what has changed from Classic Outlook. I put together a short walkthrough covering how to create, insert, and manage Quick Parts, along with a few notes on features that didn’t make it into the new version. 🔗 Video overview: https://youtu.be/k3rVgpGmSFs?si=rvEdCK_WgBhjlLcj 🔗 Blog post: https://traccreations4e.com/new-outlook-quick-parts 🔗Vote: Quick Parts Characters Shortcut · Community Hope this helps anyone transitioning to New Outlook or supporting others who are. If you’ve already tested Quick Parts in the new interface, I’d love to hear what you think. #traccreations4e-p25 2/15/2026
Intermittent connection error with an IMAP mailbox
One of our customers is having an issue with new Outlook where after we set up their email as IMAP (which we host), after a while Outlook would no longer recognize the password. When they went into Settings, it showed a message says "Sign-in is required. Click Sign in to resolve." The customer did that, and the sign in failed, so they closed new Outlook and did something else for a while we investigated. However, the user came back to the computer a little later, opened Outlook on a lark, and everything was back to normal and they could see all their email again. Does anyone have any idea of what might be causing that? The customer forwarded screenshots of the information they got when they clicked "Troubleshooting Details", but I don't know how helpful that will be for y'all.
